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From The Vertical To The Horizontal: Introducing Mikhail Epstein’S Transculture To Perplexed Educators, Sheldon S. Kohn Nov 2024

From The Vertical To The Horizontal: Introducing Mikhail Epstein’S Transculture To Perplexed Educators, Sheldon S. Kohn

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

A shift in focus from supporting or opposing vertical, grand narratives to the horizontal, the ordinary and the everyday, can lead educators to transformative developments. Educators find themselves in a false dichotomy of being restricted to supporting or opposing competing vertical utopian visions of education. Mikhail Epstein’s ideas about transculture can help perplexed educators make a shift from the vertical to the horizontal, focusing their praxis and pedagogy on the ordinary and the everyday, including objects and artifacts of popular culture. In a radical move, Epstein argues that commodification represents resistance to totalitarian controls and impulses; he urges educators to …


No. 03: Covid-19 Impacts On Food Security Of Refugees And Other Vulnerable Populations In Canada, Sujata Ramachandran, Zhenzhong Si, Danny Ning Dai Nov 2024

No. 03: Covid-19 Impacts On Food Security Of Refugees And Other Vulnerable Populations In Canada, Sujata Ramachandran, Zhenzhong Si, Danny Ning Dai

Migration and Food Security (MiFOOD) Network

This policy audit explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security in Canada, with a focus on immigrants, refugees, and other marginalized communities, particularly in Ontario and the Waterloo Region. COVID-19 significantly exacerbated food insecurity in the country, adding to existing vulnerabilities especially in historically disadvantaged communities, who already faced barriers such as low-income employment, poor housing, and limited healthcare access. COVID-19 responses, including lockdowns and travel restrictions, disrupted food production, processing, and retail services. The supply chain disruptions, along with inflation, drove food prices to their highest levels in decades. Economic access to food became a pressing …


Racing Latinidad, Renee Hudson Nov 2024

Racing Latinidad, Renee Hudson

English Faculty Books and Book Chapters

This chapter argues that the terms “Latinx” and “latinidad” are messy signifiers that allow us to contend with Latinx’s complicated racial history. While the term Latinx continues to be controversial, and scholars such as Tatiana Flores have examined the case for cancelling latinidad, “Racing Latinidad” points to how latinidad can signify particular political commitments and affinities. Through readings of Manuel Muñoz’s What You See in the Dark (2011) and Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa’s Daughters of the Stone (2009), this chapter illuminates how excavating racial histories outside the logic of the state is a way to summon a politics to imagine a people. …


Synthesizing The Global English-Language Abortion Narrative: A Comparative Analysis Of Media Discourse, Amy L. Adamczyk, Lindsay J. Lerner Nov 2024

Synthesizing The Global English-Language Abortion Narrative: A Comparative Analysis Of Media Discourse, Amy L. Adamczyk, Lindsay J. Lerner

Publications and Research

Abortion is one of the most politically divisive topics currently being discussed in the media. No study has yet attempted to make cross-national comparisons assessing the nuances associated with various views on abortion in the English public press. Using an original hand-coded sample of over 800 English-language newspaper articles from 41 countries that mentioned abortion, we examine how country-level influences and newspaper characteristics shape newspaper portrayals of abortion. Our three-level hierarchical models find that democracy and the freedom it engenders increase the likelihood that newspapers discuss laws, policies, and government claimsmakers when abortion is mentioned. When abortion is legal, newspapers …


Populist Secularism, Seval Yildirim Nov 2024

Populist Secularism, Seval Yildirim

Journal Articles

This article argues that in the context of a developing democracy, the rise of religiously oriented parties should be viewed contextually as part of an ongoing process of democratic negotiation and consolidation. Using Turkey as a case study, this article argues that religion and secularism are best viewed as parts of a symbiotic relationship, informing each other’s identity, and defining characteristics through an ongoing process of negotiation.

The article discusses commonly used concepts relevant to secularism in general and argues for the need to distinguish between the secular, secularism, and secularization as a governance project. Through a historical survey of …


No. 30: Pandemic Shocks And The Food Security Of Somali Migrants And Refugees In Nairobi, Kenya, Zack Ahmed, Jonathan Crush, Samuel Owuor Oct 2024

No. 30: Pandemic Shocks And The Food Security Of Somali Migrants And Refugees In Nairobi, Kenya, Zack Ahmed, Jonathan Crush, Samuel Owuor

Migration and Food Security (MiFOOD) Network

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered severe shocks to food security for marginalized populations in urban areas. Somali migrants and refugees in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood faced disproportionate impacts due to strict containment measures, disrupted food supply chains, and the shutdown of informal markets. These disruptions exacerbated existing socio-economic inequities, leading to heightened food insecurity. This paper examines the multi-dimensional effects of the pandemic on the food security of Somali migrants and refugees, focusing on their access to informal food networks and the broader socio-economic factors influencing their livelihoods. Utilizing a household survey and in-depth interviews conducted in August 2022, the study reveals …


West Bengal’S Puja Carnival Politics And The Need To Slay All Evil, Debangana Chatterjee Oct 2024

West Bengal’S Puja Carnival Politics And The Need To Slay All Evil, Debangana Chatterjee

Popular Media

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'Kolkata witnessed two contrasting ‘carnival’ scenes on October 15, barely three kilometres apart. A human chain of the protesters on one side, barricades erected by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on the other. A display of exasperation versus power-blind arrogance — a figuratively and literally poignant moment as a rebellious carnival of protesters juxtaposed a stark reality against the grand star-studded puja procession by the West Bengal government.'


Modern Governance System For Global Sustainable Development Goals, Bojie Fu, Jinghai Li, Junze Zhang Oct 2024

Modern Governance System For Global Sustainable Development Goals, Bojie Fu, Jinghai Li, Junze Zhang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as a key global framework for addressing social, economic, and environmental challenges, have drawn widespread attention due to the slow progress in their implementation. Despite the international community’s high regard for the SDGs, current research predominantly focuses on the assessment of progress and the analysis of interlinkages among the goals, with insufficient discussion on how to improve governance systems aimed at achieving the SDGs. Based on the system classification framework of SDGs, which includes “essential needs”, “objectives,” and “governance” categories, this study develops a governance system for the comprehensive realization of the SDGs. It analyzes …


Full Issue Oct 2024

Full Issue

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


The Latino Bench At Fortuna High School Oct 2024

The Latino Bench At Fortuna High School

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Promotorx 2024 Team Oct 2024

Promotorx 2024 Team

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Native American Mural At Eureka High School Oct 2024

Native American Mural At Eureka High School

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Mural Of Josiah Lawson At Arcata High School Oct 2024

Mural Of Josiah Lawson At Arcata High School

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Mural At Cal Poly Humboldt Oct 2024

Mural At Cal Poly Humboldt

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Mural At Eureka High School Oct 2024

Mural At Eureka High School

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Josiah Lawson Mural Oct 2024

Josiah Lawson Mural

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


A Timeline Of Nuestra Historia En Humboldt Oct 2024

A Timeline Of Nuestra Historia En Humboldt

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Zaira, Zaira Angon Oct 2024

Zaira, Zaira Angon

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Viajes Por Cumplir Y Metas Por Lograr, Yudibel Parral Oct 2024

Viajes Por Cumplir Y Metas Por Lograr, Yudibel Parral

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Growing Up Queer, Yocelin Rios Oct 2024

Growing Up Queer, Yocelin Rios

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Adiós A La Isla, Yajeirys Rosario Sanchez Oct 2024

Adiós A La Isla, Yajeirys Rosario Sanchez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Take Care Of Yourself, Xochitl Cabrera Oct 2024

Take Care Of Yourself, Xochitl Cabrera

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Honoring My Immigrant Journey, Sayda Trujillo Oct 2024

Honoring My Immigrant Journey, Sayda Trujillo

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Roots Of Resistance: My Journey From San Fransisco To Humboldt, Renee Saucedo Oct 2024

Roots Of Resistance: My Journey From San Fransisco To Humboldt, Renee Saucedo

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Homage To My Butt, Ramona J.J. Bell Oct 2024

Homage To My Butt, Ramona J.J. Bell

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Connected, Ramona J.J. Bell Oct 2024

Connected, Ramona J.J. Bell

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Breathe, Ramona J.J. Bell Oct 2024

Breathe, Ramona J.J. Bell

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Peyton Leone, Peyton Leone Oct 2024

Peyton Leone, Peyton Leone

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Oaxaqueña In Arcata, Pamela Hernandez Oct 2024

Oaxaqueña In Arcata, Pamela Hernandez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Sentimientos, Oscar Daniel Oct 2024

Sentimientos, Oscar Daniel

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.