Dani Alves’ Response to Racism on the Soccer Field Goes Viral
After Alves picks up a banana thrown at him at eats it (watch it here) sparking a social media campaign with the slogan “We are all monkeys.” Unbeknownst to Alves, teammate Neymar had been planning such a campaign already as a response to his experiences...
For better learning – take notes by hand, not electronically
A study published in Psychological Science suggests that even when computers are really being used to take notes in the classroom (and not to check Facebook or shop!), students still learn better when they take notes by hand. Why? Researchers suggest that it may be...
The Power of Patience : Teaching students the value of deceleration and immersive attention
Creating opportunities for students to experience slowly allows them to question their assumptions about vision, and to consider that access doesn’t equal learning. Image by krossbow, used under Creative Commons license.
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Violence and Gender in the "New" Europe: Islam in German Culture
"Weber's study undertakes a much-needed comprehensive investigation of the contemporary 'regime of gender violence,' that is, the key role violence has played in defining the position of Muslims in the German public sphere (in the larger European context). Through nuanced theorizing as well as careful historical contextualization, Weber develops an intersectional framework for analyzing gendered violence in a way that does not reinforce racialized discourses of cultural and/or religious difference." [more...]
Palgrave Macmillan, January 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-00708-7, ISBN10: 1-137-00708-7
252 pages.