Scholars in the Press
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 of the most extraordinary manifestations…Continue reading→
A Conversion to Civil Society? The Incomplete Reconfiguration of the Hizbullah Movement in Turkey
Mehmet Kurt’s article “A Conversion to Civil Society? The Incomplete Reconfiguration of the Hizbullah Movement in Turkey” was published in the Spring 2020 edition of the Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies. Kurt’s article examines the transformation of the Kurdish Hizbullah as it evolved…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 touch imparts the “breath of…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 “blind spots” in art history…Continue reading→
“When We Lose The Ability To Be Shocked, Fascism Has Already Arrived”
This past May, Saladdin Ahmed published his article “When We Lose the Ability to Be Shocked, Fascism Has Already Arrived” at the Institute for Social Ecology. In his piece, Ahmed notes: “Whether democratic or despotic, states draw their legitimacy from their claim to the general…Continue reading→
The End of the Harvard Century
The Harvard Crimson In 2015, Consortium Scholar and human rights lawyer and activist, Teng Biao was a visiting fellow at Harvard Law School. During the spring semester, he and a colleague planned to give a talk about their experience as dissidents, but he was told…Continue reading→
The Journey of Liu Xiaobo: From Dark Horse to Nobel Laureate
The Journey of Liu Xiaobo: From Dark Horse to Nobel Laureate was published this April, 2020, and features a chapter by Consortium scholar, Teng Biao, entitled “Liu Xiaobo’s Death as an Event of Human Spirit”. As a fearless poet and prolific essayist and critic, Liu…Continue reading→
COVID-19: Communism or Facism
Saladdin Ahmed published an article in the quarterly journal Telos to highlight the implications and consequences of COVID-19 on political institutions and ideologies, as well as on social change. Saladdin Ahmed is the author of Totalitarian Space and the Destruction of Aura (SUNY Press, 2019). He is currently…Continue reading→
Anti-Semitism raises its ugly head in Ukrainian Higher Education
Originally Published by University World News on February 29, 2020 By Ararat Osipian “Anti-Semitism has reared its ugly head in academia yet again, this time in Ukraine. According to one recent social media post, Ukrainians suffer from an inferiority complex and are being used and…Continue reading→
Functions of Social Representations in Honour Violence: The “Other East” as Responsible
Ahmet Çoymak published a study examining the role of diverse social representations in honour violence, and the functions they serve in maintaining injustice towards women. The text is available in Social Justice Research, a journal of original papers with broad implications for social scientists investigating the…Continue reading→