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"Theyre so hungry, theyve eaten their fear," said Fonseca. Dr. Jorge Camacho, a Cuban professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature and Comparative Studies at USC, knows firsthand what protests are like on the island. "I was part of the first intellectual group who protested against the Cuban government in 1989," said Camacho. "Some of us suffered the police brutality. They came to our homes." He attributes the worsening economic crisis in Cuba to increased sanctions and new laws put in pl...

Designing Anti-Racist Technologies for a Just Future Experts critiqued smart cities, agtech, blockchain, and policing during Stanfords first Technology and Racial Equity Conference.  Jun 28, 2021 | Sachin Waikar Image Digital technologies can be a force for good, but too often they emerge from sources reflecting inequality and may amplify existing racial bias and discrimination. “Each of us has a part to play in building the world we want and envisioning ways forw...

(Photo: UJWAL SRIVASTAVA/The Stanford Daily) an hour ago We, the undersigned members of the Stanford community, condemn in the strongest terms possible the state of Israel’s systematic destruction of Palestinian property, homes and lives. The recent expulsion of Palestinians from their rightful homes in Sheikh Jarrah — which, along with Israel’s violent attack on peaceful worshippers at al-Aqsa mosque during the holy period of Ramadan, has precipitated the violence we see unfolding — is...

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12 hours ago Welcome to Revolution Treehouse, your corner of the Lawrentian for all things creative, outspoken and change-making! Art of every form is an evocative and efficient vehicle for political ideas, ranging from the protest music of the Vietnam War era to the graffiti transformation of confederate monuments during summer 2020. This column aims to share great art and cool facts about important historical and contemporary social movements with the Lawrence community because knowledge and ...

I am a dance consultant and researcher in comparative literature and performing arts. I hold a PhD and have a postdoctoral research background in comparative literature, with specific experience in intermedia and interart studies, which I currently teach at the University of Lisbon. I also hold a Master of Arts in Performing Arts and I am specialised in dance. In recent years I collaborated with the project Modern Moves, studying the dynamics and interconnections of dance practices of African ...

Moving beyond the paradigmatic divides of area studies, Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East explores the shared concerns and histories of these regions, offers stimulating perspectives on interdisciplinary debates, and challenges established analytic models. CSSAAME publishes articles from around the world, providing a distinctive link between scholars living and working in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia and their counterparts in Europe and the Americas.

Chart showing reported hate incidents against Asians on Stanfords campus. (Chart: RACHEL OH/The Stanford Daily) on April 20, 2021 The mass shooting that left six Asian women dead in Atlanta, Ga. last month captured headlines and shook Asian communities across the country amid a reported rise in anti-Asian violence since the pandemic began. But anti-Asian hate violence did not begin with COVID-19. The Daily’s Data Team analyzed hate incidents against Asians at Stanford and across the nation in...

Stanford Profs Book Explores U.S. Violence And The Law By Sameer Rao | April 18, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT In "A Pattern of Violence," David Alan Sklansky illuminates how the U.S. legal systems overdependence on faulty understandings of violent crime has fueled some of todays most pressing criminal and social justice issues. The most important question of the virtual panel that Stanford Law School recently held to discuss professor David Alan Sklanskys latest book, "A Pattern of Violence: Ho...

I am a social and cultural historian of the modern Middle East, with a particular focus on nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Egypt. My research and teaching explore transnational processes and questions of state governance in provincial settings, empire, and the mobility of people, ideas, and goods. I am currently working on a manuscript titled "Seeking Bread and Fortune in Port Said, 1859-1906: Labor Mobility and the Making of the Suez Canal." In this book, embracing labor migrants who...