After Democracy News Today

French demographer Emmanuel Todd’s new book argues that secularization has left Western societies too weak and divided to defeat their imagined enemies: Islam and Russia. But his take on European political life is through an oversimplified anthropological lens.

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and the greater community, together online.  Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via UW-IT.  Fermented Face with Candice Lin March 2, 1:00 – 2:30 PM | Online Fermented Face is a workshop sponsored by the Henry Art Gallery with a...

“They said the same things,” I’d respond, “but they used different words.” I’m an optimist at heart and I do believe that we all share the same truth. We just use different words to articulate it, and words matter. Let’s build an infrastructure that is better at turning those words into the true stories that connect us. Zizi Papacharissi is a professor of communication and political science at the University of Illinois–Chicago. The past few years have been tough for journalists...

Review: Sam Msibi’s perilous dance on the frontlines 17 Dec 2020 Veteran cameraperson Sam Msibi’s memoir, The Accidental Frontline Journalist, reveals what happens after the credits have rolled, including the trauma that arises from documenting brutality. (Photo: Siphiwe Linda) Sam Msibi loves to narrate how he got the moniker “Scud missile”. It was in 1991, during the Gulf War. He was working with the Britain-based Worldwide Television News (WTN) in Israel when Iraq launched a missile ...