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Standplaats Wereld is expanding with a new component. We will continue to marvel you with our stories, but from now on, we will also explore them in the…
An Archaeology of Marijuana
In June, the recreational and medical marijuana industry in my home state of Colorado reached US$199 million in monthly sales, a new record. The growth of this industry…
Zines
From the very first Tecoma Youth CYSS(tem) one to a few neat things already linked here – The Paper, Invisible Finger – I’ve always enjoyed the Zine scene…
Tahseen Shams, “Here, There, and Elsewhere: The Making of Immigrant Identities in a Globalized World” (Stanford UP, 2020)
Here, There, and Elsewhere: The Making of Immigrant Identities in a Globalized World (Stanford University Press, 2020) by Tahseen Shams (Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of…
Interesting papers from the DOAJ
The Directory of Open Access Journals makes it fairly easy to find articles on many subjects published in smaller journals around the world. My guess is that many…
Rassistisch? Respektvoll? Warum Petitionen wie die gegen den „Coburger Mohr“ immer wieder scheitern
An Coburgs Stadtwappen erhitzen sich immer wieder die Gemüter. Ein dunkelhäutiger Mann ist dort abgebildet, mit krausem Haar, vollen Lippen … Weiter lesenRassistisch? Respektvoll? Warum Petition…
Mourning while fighting for justice: The first months of the NOI DENUNCEREMO association, Bergamo, Italy by Chiara Alfieri
This post was co-authored by members of CoMeSCov program who contributed to the development of research questions, data collection tools and data analysis: Firmin Kra, Francesca Mininel, Fleur…
Early Humans Controlled Fire to Make Stone Tools
Researchers found these ancient flint blades in Israel’s Qesem Cave. Filipe Natalio Humanity’s creation and mastery of fire likely came in stages. Being able to reliably kindle this…
Mark Bevir and Jason Blakely, “Interpretive Social Science: An Anti-Naturalist Approach” (Oxford UP, 2018)
In Interpretive Social Science: An Anti-Naturalist Approach (Oxford University Press, 2018), Mark Bevir and Jason Blakely make a case for why interpretivism is the most philosophically cogent… Visit…
Ahalya Satkunaratnam, “Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict: Practicing Bharatanatyam in Colombo, Sri Lanka” (Wesleyan UP, 2020)
“How can dance be sustained by its practitioners in the unstable political and geographical landscape of war?” Satkunaratnam asks this through her text, Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict: Pr……
Coming Out Day 2020
This article is cross-posted from the ZS intranet (which we call ZSpace), where I write episodically about issues of interest to the LGBTQ+ community and our allies. It’s…
Ethnomedicinal Practices and Behavioral Changes During Deadly Disease Outbreaks: A Commentary and Lesson from Cameroon by Ivo Ngade
In mid-2014, six months after the death of patient zero, the two-year-old boy in the village of Meliandou in Guinea, there were frequent reports of Ebola spikes across Guinea…
A Vaccine Will Not Be Enough
[no-caption] Angus Greig SAPIENS host Jen Shannon speaks with Agustín Fuentes, a professor of anthropology at Princeton University, to unpack his insight that the COVID-19 pandemic is a…
Wednesday Round Up #19
The Consciousness and Metacognition YouTube Channel Here’s one, a general overview of why understanding the brain can be useful to different people, from researchers to social workers. Introduction…
Fernando Domínguez Rubio, “Still Life: Ecologies of the Modern Imagination at the Art Museum” (U Chicago Press, 2020)
How do you keep the cracks in Starry Night from spreading? How do you prevent artworks made of hugs or candies from disappearing? How do you render a fading photograph…
Joseph E. David, “Kinship, Law and Politics: An Anatomy of Belonging” (Cambridge UP, 2020)
Why are we so concerned with belonging? In what ways does our belonging constitute our identity? Is belonging a universal concept or a culturally dependent value? How does…
Italia moderna – diciassette
Eine Ecklösung im Trientinischen: Merkwürdigerweise ist das Erdgeschoß ziemlich hochgezogen und optisch durch eine Industrieziegelverkleidung komplett vom Obergeschoß abgesetzt – wobei man d…
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Sedan i våras ber myndigheterna oss att distansarbeta i största möjliga mån, och många arbetsgivare uppmanar sina arbetstagare att tillbringa så lite tid på den fysiska arbetsplatsen som…
Umkämpfte Erinnerung. Die „Trostfrauen“-Statue in Berlin und der Umgang mit sexueller Kriegsgewalt
Die Aufstellung einer Bronze zur Erinnerung an die Opfer sexueller Gewaltverbrechen durch die japanische Armee im Zweiten Weltkrieg sorgt für diplomatische Spannungen zwischen Berlin und Tokio. Aber e…
Contested Memory. The ‘Comfort Women’ Statue in Berlin and Dealing with Sexual Violence in War
The unveiling of a statue in memory of the victims of sexual violence committed by the Japanese Army in World War II has led to diplomatic tension between…
ساختار شکنی از اقتدار دولت، در جامعه شناسی پی یر بوردیو (۴)
و اما در خصوص امری دیگر هم شاید بشود در وهله ی اول بین دیدگاه بوردیو و آلتوسر ، خویشاوندی هایی دید ؛ اما زمانی که خوب به…
مراکز مطالعات شهری (۱)
مرکز مطالعات شهری و اجتماعی دانشگاه تورنتو مرکز مطالعات شهری و اجتماعی (CUCS) در سال ۱۹۶۴ و جهت ارتقاء و انتشار تحقیقات میان رشته ای و تحلیلهای سیاسی…