Sanctions, Politics, and Everyday Life in Iran The Media Line Staff
Join us for a talk with Professors Arzoo Osanloo & Narges Bajoghli moderated by journalist Ladane Nasseri on the impact of sanctions on Iran
About this event
Ladane Nasseri is a journalist living in New York City. Previously based in the Middle East, she reported for Bloomberg News for 13 years, starting as an energy and economics correspondent based in Tehran and later heading the news agency’s Iran coverage out of Bloomberg’s regional headquarters in Dubai. Ladane has covered Iran’s politics and economy under three successive Iranian presidents, several rounds of nuclear negotiations leading to the 2015 Iran deal, and local uprisings.
Egypt, and the great clamour of urban life
In Street Sounds , Ziad Fahmy offers the first historical examination of the changing soundscapes of urban Egypt, highlighting the mundane sounds of street life, while listening to the voices of ordinary people as they struggle with state authorities for ownership of the streets. In interview he explains his motivations and the value of such analysis
What made you write this book?
Ziad Fahmy: I had the initial idea for
Street Sounds in early 2011, as I was finishing the final revisions of my first book,
Ordinary Egyptians. In it, I had dealt primarily with recorded music, vernacular theatre, and
Toward An Adventist Theology Of Health – XII - The Theological Shift
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May 13, 2021
As Roy Porter reminds us in his book Flesh in the Age of Reason, [1] the success of modern medicine lies in the fact that it has made the body predictable. Therefore, at the base, there is a strong process of bodily objectification. This has, on the one hand, has taken away its mystery and, on the other hand, made it governable through the introduction of refined mechanisms of measurement, experimentation and control of vital processes. The resulting paradox is a body that is hyper-performing but remains dominated. Or to put it differently, we have a body that, in order to hide the fact that it is controlled, presents itself as aesthetically beautiful and medically fit.
(Stanford University Press).
The recent announcement by the British government that it plans a 40 percent increase in the number of nuclear weapons it possesses highlights the escalation of the exceptionally dangerous and costly nuclear arms race.
After decades of progress in reducing nuclear arsenals through arms control and disarmament agreements, all the nuclear powers are once again busily upgrading their nuclear weapons capabilities. For several years, the U.S. government has been engaged in a massive nuclear “modernization” program, designed to refurbish its production facilities, enhance existing weapons, and build new ones. The Russian government, too, is investing heavily in beefing up its nuclear forces, and in July 2020, President Vladimir Putin announced that the Russian navy would soon be armed with hypersonic nuclear weapons and underwater nuclear drones. Meanwhile, China, India, Pakistan, and North Korea are expanding the size of their nuclear a
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Prof. Deborah Nelson has been named the speaker for the University of Chicago’s Convocation ceremony on June 9.
The Helen B. and Frank L. Sulzberger Professor of English and the College, Nelson specializes in the study of late 20th-century U.S. culture and politics. Her research interests include American literature and plays, gender and sexuality studies, photography, and Cold War history.
“I’m honored to address this year’s graduates, who have shown such remarkable perseverance and creativity during these extraordinary times,” said Nelson, a UChicago faculty member since 1996.
A former director of UChicago’s Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Nelson’s recent scholarship has focused on the intersecting paths of female writers, critics and artists. Her latest book,