Diversity According to Whiteness
Diversity according to whiteness is not about who should occupy the spaces of public discourse, so much as it is about who should have the power to decide…
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De universiteit is divers, vooral als je zeven vinkjes hebt
door Bram van der Heijde – Als ik mensen vertel over mijn baan krijg ik vaak dezelfde vraag terug: “Oh, dus je bent eigenlijk niks meer gaan doen…
Bonnie Urciuoli on her book, Neoliberalizing Diversity in Liberal Arts College Life
Interview by Ilana Gershon https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/UrciuoliNeoliberalizing#:~:text=Bonnie%20Urciuoli%20is%20Professor%20Emerita,diversity%20in%20U.S.%20higher%20education. Ilana…
Das Mentoring-Programm für Studierende der Gender Studies – Warum es für mich wichtig war
„Lasst uns das Wissen aus den Gender Studies genau an die Orte bringen, wo wir noch wenig davon gehört haben!“. Das ist der Ansatz von Lia Lang, Diversity…
All balls have colors but some balls are more colorful than others
By Peter Versteeg – The opening images of the documentary “White Balls on Walls” show us an ivory tower: a huge building, shining white, almost sterile, a stronghold…
„Warum soll nicht eine Oma auch mal Germany’s next Topmodel werden?“
Diversity als affektive Identitäts- und Vermarktungsstrategie in der Sendung Germany’s Next Topmodel von Eleonora Grammatikou Wer kennt ihn nicht, den einen berühmten Satz der bereits etwas in d…
Building a “Web of Intrigue”: Teaching Food Studies
Pamela RunestadAllegheny College I presented a framework for building a Food Studies syllabus at the Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy on June 10, 2022. Thanks to positive responses…
Pride Month 2022
I personally have mixed feelings about Pride Month this year. We do have a lot to celebrate, but there are lots of reasons for concern, too. Here are…
Pride Month 2022
I personally have mixed feelings about Pride Month this year. We do have a lot to celebrate, but there are lots of reasons for concern, too. Here are…
Jana Gerlach: Von der Soziologie zum Diversity-Training
Photo von Tim Mossholder auf unsplash.com Jana Gerlach ist promovierte Soziologin und war während und nach der Promotion insgesamt acht Jahre als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Freien …
Transgender Day of Visibility 2022
Here are some of my reflections and reading recommendations on Transgender Day of Visibility, and a bit about how we’re talking about it at ZS.
Transgender Day of Visibility 2022
Here are some of my reflections and reading recommendations on Transgender Day of Visibility, and a bit about how we’re talking about it at ZS.
A Perspective on Social Justice
Kai Cheng Thom writes: “I think the major difference between a social justice and a white/colonial lens on trauma is the assumption that trauma recovery is the reclamation…
A Perspective on Social Justice
Kai Cheng Thom writes: “I think the major difference between a social justice and a white/colonial lens on trauma is the assumption that trauma recovery is the reclamation…
Swan Lessons
This past month, the swans have taken up residence in our local cove, for the first time in the six summers we’ve lived here. What could be a…
A Tale of Two [Unvaxed] Women
We needed to find a new plumber. I called around. The first business that seemed willing to clean our boiler and replace a problematic hose spigot had availability…
Statement of Non-Compliance with Mandatory Vaccination in Canadian Universities
First it was not even a university, but Seneca College. Then it was the University of Ottawa. Then Carleton University, the University of Western Ontario, and the University…
‘Race,’ ‘Diversity,’ and the University
If this was a good time for Canadian academia, you would not be able to tell from the blanket of almost absolute silence that has been pulled over…
Vom Ethnologen zum Quartiersmanager
Photo von Clay Banks auf Unsplash.com Dirk Bustorf koordiniert als Quartiersmanager ein ganzheitliches Projekt in einer Sinti-Siedlung. Er studierte Ethnologie im Magisterstudium, arbeitete 11 Jah…
Christine Wilson 2020 Undergraduate Award Winner!
SAFN is happy to announce that the winner of the 2020 Christine Wilson Award for an Undergraduate Student is Adele Woodmansee of Harvard University for her paper “’It…
Transgender Awareness Month
While we’ve made some progress in protecting civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community, we have a long way to go for the non-binary / trans community especially. This…
Podcast # 2 is online! Guest: Aleeha Ali
In this episode, Puck de Boer talks with Aleeha Ali, who studied sociology in Pakistan, did a research master’s in anthropology in the UK and is currently a…
Another affirming commercial
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…
Advertising Change: Presenting a New New Zealander?
The Southern Man advert is aiming to speak to a specific audience of beer drinkers, assumed by Speight’s to be men. Other beer companies have played with similar…