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“They’re eating the pets” Racial stereotyping in politics
When viewers watched the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, they were astonished when the latter candidate made the claim that immigrants in Ohio are eating cats and dogs. Trump said, “In Springfield, they’re eat…
‘Where are you from? No, where are you really from?’ Questions from the other side of the table.
In all stages of psychopathology — the expression, experience, development, outcome, help-seeking and treatment interventions — culture is central. [1] Definitions of culture vary enormously and are often contested but, for the purposes here, …
John Cleland Plays Dead?
John Cleland, best remembered as the author of the erotic novel Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (1748-49), was a tricksy and entertaining correspondent. His letters, just published by Cambridge University Press, reveal his attempts to insinuate himself wit…
Is Musical Modernism Western?
This year’s edition of the annual World New Music Days by the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) took place on the Faroe Islands. Alongside the host nation, the opening concert featured works by composers from South Africa, Norway, …
America’s French Orphans: Mobilization, Humanitarianism, and the Protection of France during World War
Months before the United States entered the war, American men, women, and children mobilized to “adopt” France’s orphans. Through a binational humanitarian relief organization known as the Fatherless Children of France Society (FCFS), Am…
Energy Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe: The Political Economy of Climate and Energy Policy
Even before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine put energy security at the centre of EU policy, countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) considered this issue to be crucial part of not only energy policy, but also national security. Energy Transit…
The Martyr’s Many Faces
In 2012, I first heard about the spate of self-immolations happening in the traditional lands of Tibet. It seemed every day more people burned themselves to death while publicly condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and praying for the Dalai Lama&r…
Playing with Fire: Parties and Political Violence in Kenya and India
Political parties play vital roles in the healthy functioning of democratic regimes. They form the government and the opposition, provide structure to the electoral process, aggregate and channel citizens’ preferences, and promote democratic account…
Nineteenth-Century Literature in Transition: The 1830s
Not long after we submitted this book for production, Zadie Smith’s new novel, The Fraud, was published. It was something of a surprise, largely a welcome one, that it seemed to have so many references in common with the book we had just finished. T…
The Archaeology of Southern Africa
Southern Africa is in the news: South Africa’s recent elections have seen the ruling African National Congress lose its majority in parliament for the first time since apartheid ended in 1994, producing a much more volatile political scene, while Zi…
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Decontextuality and Judiciary Nihilism: A Few Candid Regrets for a Dissenting Opinion
Find part one of this post here. 3. Decontextuality Since the Court was asked by the General Assembly to render a legal opinion about the legal consequences of the (illegally) prolonged occupation of Palestine, it may be arguably justifiable to be …
A Few Candid Regrets for a Dissenting Opinion
It is apparent that many international legal norms are not simply or genuinely legal, but are rather reflective of political power relations or one party’s control over another.…
Post Nubes Lux: introduction to The Aeronautical Journal Special Issue
Beyond the Clouds There is Light. This is an appropriate descriptor of our industry. It is now emerging from the dark clouds of the Covid-19 pandemic, stronger and with a primary aim to improve environmental performance.
To Be Bipolar
In the September edition of Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International – Dr Dami Ajayi reviews Nigerian writer Tukura John Daniel’s memoir about his lived experience with Bipolar Affective Disorder, How to Spell Bip…
Using the illustrative process to reconstruct ceramic design
Following my participation in an extensive illustration project in 2001 of precontact decorated ceramics from the Hohokam site of Snaketown that were curated at the Arizona State Museum, I wrote an article published by AAP in 2014 called Representation an…
Meet the Editors: Q&A with TJ Odom, Social Media Editor for Parasitology.
Welcome to our “Meet the Editors” series, where we interview the editorial team about their work and their relationship to the journal.…
Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities: mental health services need to do better
There has been a rightful focus on equity in healthcare systems, and drives to co-produce services in a culturally informed manner with those who use them. In my experience, this has not been equal in approach, and a group, or groups of people, who remain…
DEAD TICK CLADE WALKING
Before 1935, ticks were composed of the hard (Ixodidae) and soft (Argasidae) tick families. In 1931, Gerald Bedford described a peculiar tick species named Nuttalliella namaqua, which he considered a missing link between the two families, since it shared …
Purple Inclusion in Tourism: A Possibility or a Pipe Dream for India?
Stephen Hawking’s struggle with wheelchair inaccessibility at the Taj Mahal in 2001 remains a potent symbol of India’s persistent failure to foster disability (purple) inclusion in tourism sector.…
Why do we devalue the suffering of informal caregivers?
A study conducted at the Centre for Psychological Research and Social Intervention (CIS-Iscte) revealed that the dehumanization of informal caregivers and individuals’ perceptions of justice can contribute to the devaluation of informal caregivers&r…
