Feminist scholars have recently argued that both ballet and modern dance inscribe restrictive definitions of gender on the body. Is formal dance irredeemable as a mode of feminist expression? The Canadian dance troupe Lalala Human Steps, under the direction of … Lire / Read
Green Laws: Not as Green as We’d Like to Believe
A growing number of citizens demonstrate in favour of the adoption of laws and international conventions that promise to protect the environment. The demonstrations triggered by the Kyoto protocol are an example. However, despite all these genuine efforts, our planet’s … Lire / Read
Learning to Account for the Environment
Mainstream macroeconomic theories tend to leave out environmental issues in their basic calculations. Despite increasing awareness of alternative macroeconomic models among academics, students today continue to be exposed to conventional theories that treat the environmental consequences of economic activity as … Lire / Read
Topography of National Amnesia
While elites in Germany bemoan young peoples’ lack of knowledge of the history of East German Communism and occasionally reveal the limitations of their own understanding, they neglect to preserve the landmarks that ground the historical knowledge of this period … Lire / Read
Tariq Ali in Conversation (Part I)
Over three hundred students, professors, and members of the general public packed into a former Catholic chapel at the University of Windsor last month to hear historian and novelist Tariq Ali lambaste the imperial wrong-headedness of American policies in the … Lire / Read
Tariq Ali in Conversation (Part II)
In Part II of his interview with Tariq Ali, Lorenzo Buj asks the historian and novelist about his take on the meaning of Islamic jihad and his reaction to Iranian President Ahamdinejad’s recent visit to Columbia University, New York.
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Accountability, Transparency and Access to Information in Mexico
Transparency and access to information are two key topics that have emerged from Mexico’s political transition in 2000. This article examines the measures taken towards establishing these democratic markers, and argues that these policies have failed to include provisions for … Lire / Read
Ruminations on Burma: Why Now?
The month of September was marked by a flood of interest and attention on the political situation in Burma. As repression and abuse have been common and enduring traits of the military regime, why has this particular round of violence … Lire / Read
La Biennale de Venise : penser, ressentir l’art autrement
Considérée comme l’un des plus importants événements d’art contemporain dans le monde, la Biennale d’art contemporain de Venise présentait cette année (du 10 juin au 21 novembre 2007) sa 52e exposition. Intitulée Pense avec tes sens – Ressens avec ton … Lire / Read
Digital History : l’histoire à l’heure du numérique
Alors qu’Internet se fait de plus en plus omniprésent et que tous ont maintenant la possibilité d’y publier, la question d’une utilisation critique et raisonnée de ce puissant média est souvent passée sous silence. L’ouvrage Digital History propose en ce … Lire / Read