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America needs the humanities more than ever. So why have we abandoned them?The challenges this country…
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“Courses that emphasize critical thinking, analysis, and evaluation from multiple points of view, are…
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Avoid gender bias when writing letters of recommendation.
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Why America’s obsession with STEM education is dangerous
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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.