Cajetan Iheka named director of Whitney Humanities Center
Cajetan Iheka, the new director of the Whitney Humanities Center, is known for his support of emerging scholars and his collaborative approach.
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Storytelling the Slow Violence of Environmental Degradation
Two works that exemplify storytelling of slow violence in the Niger Delta are Helon Habila’s novel 'Oil on Water' and Samantha Iwowo's film, 'Oloibiri'.
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Novel perspective: How literature helps us re-think environmental threats
By Susan Gonzalez February 15, 2021 Share this with FacebookShare this with TwitterShare this with LinkedInShare this with EmailPrint this Cajetan Iheka Yale faculty member Cajetan Iheka was an undergraduate in his home country of Nigeria at the height of unrest in the oil-rich Niger Delta in the 2000s. Militants were setting fire to oil installations and kidnapping oil workers in the region — one of the least developed parts of the country — in protest of the exploitation of their land. During his junior year, a professor introduced Iheka and his classmates to novels, poetry, and drama t...
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MLK Day programming encourages students to do anti-racist work
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Concordia came together to reflect on his legacy. This year’s theme was “Stolen land, Stolen labor: Secrets to Success,” looking into Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on racial minorities today. “I can’t think of anyone who better represents our democracy, using the languageContinue Reading
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