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The Political Economy of Natural Resources and Rentier States: Free Online Seminar
Online Seminar Tuesdays 9:00AM – 11:00AM EDT beginning October 13 for 10 weeks. Cosponsored by: The New University in Exile Consortium & Off-University Seminar Description: Natural resources can generate vast sums, in many cases, sums larger than official development assistance…Continue reading→
Law, Justice and Human Rights in China: Free Online Seminar
Hosted on Zoom – register for linkSeptember 16 – November 18, 2020Every Wednesday, 2:00-4:00pm Eastern Time This series will introduce the legal system of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) – in practice as well as theory – with an emphasis…Continue reading→
See to Believe
In this, the fourth article of the series on the pandemic and the senses, Gaudêncio Fidelis discusses vision as the most established of the senses in epistemology. To a great extent, the accuracy of our ocular system has been credited…Continue reading→
Virtual Lecture on Academic Freedom in the MENA Region
Register here: https://frama.link/DfxgMXKT Please join us for an online discussion on Academic Freedom in Libya and the wider MENA region with Dr. Mabruk Derbash on Monday, June 29th at 12:00pm EST/6:00pm CET. Since the Arab Spring began in early 2010s,…Continue reading→
The Speech Regained
In his 3rd article on the pandemic and the senses, Gaudêncio Fidelis addresses hearing, its correlation with voice, and the role it plays in the construction of personal identity. He notes, “made out of breath, the human voice is one…Continue reading→
“The Hindered Touch”
In the second installment of a three-part series, Gaudêncio Fidelis writes about how one of our most urgent senses, touch, has been stigmatized during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fidelis starts with an emblematic image, Michalangelo’s “The Creation of Adam,” wherein God’s…Continue reading→
Video Available: Racial Discrimination in the Times of COVID-19 in India
Binalakshmi Nepram joins this panel to discuss how reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic shine a light on racial discrimination in India. A recording of this webinar can be found here.
IIE-SRF Fellowships for Threatened Scholars, Applications Due June 29
Apply Now IIE-SRF offers fellowships to support temporary academic positions at universities and other higher education institutions for endangered scholars so they can continue their academic work in safety. IIE-SRF has awarded fellowships to over 850 scholars from 60 countries,…Continue reading→
The Empty Bucket of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan: Profits and Profiteering
Crude Accountability launched its new report, The Empty Bucket of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan: Profits and Profiteering, co-authored with Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, which shines a spotlight on the economic, social, and political impacts of oil revenues in Azerbaijan. In a…Continue reading→
“The Forgotten Nerve”
In January 2020, anosmia, the loss of smell, was identified as a symptom of COVID-19. In this article, Gaudêncio Fidelis discusses the implications of the lost of smell (frequently accompanied by the loss of taste) and its parallels with the…Continue reading→