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Derzeit findet in Detmold der Prozess gegen die Geschwister der getöteten Arzu Özmen statt. Einiges an Öffentlichkeit begleitet den Fall, wie etwa Mahnwachen und Berichterstattung, wobei jedoch kultur…

Modern Language Association Urges Evaluators to Give Full Credit for Digital Work

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/modern-language-association-urges-evaluators-to-give-full-regard-to-digital-work/36200

Impromptu games are a great way to teach the power of modeling because the students, as rational intelligent actors, can make simple game-mechanics and objectives produce relatively sophisticated data…

Hate in Europe is on the Rise

Hate in Europe is on the Rise

With the eyes of the world on the Oslo district court, there are stark contrasts on display. The twisted and hate-filled logic of Anders Breivik contrasts with the calm, dignified and above all fair c…

Hijab Martyrdom, Headscarf Debates: Rethinking Violence, Secularism and Islam in Germany http://c…

Abstract:  Fereshta Ludin’s struggle to be appointed as a public school teacher while wearing a hijab received massive media attention in Germany, while the xenophobically motivated murder of Marwa el-Sherbini …

Bigger Than Rush: The Violence of Language and Language of Violence

Interesting article by David J. Leonard on NewBlackMan on the violence of language, the language of the violence, and the problem with the discussions of Rush Limbaugh: “Unfortunately,the conversation and public outrage has often drifted away from the broaderissues of violence, sexism, and misogyny, away from the broader attack on girls and women, instead focusing on ‘politics,’ on removing Rush from the airwaves,on sponsors, and myriad other issues.”