“Digital Humanities” maps the field
Noticed via a twitter discussion today: The new book Digital Humanities was issued as an Open Access text by the MIT Press. The authors provide a productive definition: Digital Humanities is less a unified field than an array of convergent practices that explore a...
Eradicating racism from German children’s books – The Local
Eradicating racism from German children’s books – The LocalShould Germany expunge racist terms from classic children’s books? The Local’s Marc Young comments on the country’s often exasperating attitudes on race.This was posted on...Eradicating racism from German children’s books – The Local
Eradicating racism from German children’s books – The LocalShould Germany expunge racist terms from classic children’s books? The Local’s Marc Young comments on the country’s often exasperating attitudes on race.This was posted on...
Against Castration: Himika Bhattacharya and Deepti Misri
Against Castration: Himika Bhattacharya and Deepti MisriGuest post by HIMIKA BHATTACHARYA and DEEPTI MISRI The public preoccupation with both the death penalty and castration as punishment for rape continued last week, with the Pakistani activist Asma...Book
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.