The Ricci Institute at the University of San Fransisco invites applications for a Research Fellowship in-residence for the spring or summer 2015. This fellowship is open to both doctoral students who have completed all course work and junior scholars who have completed their doctoral degrees in the past three years. The Institute invites research proposals […]
The University of California Press’s e-scholarship division will publish the inaugural issue of the journal Race and Yoga. Race and Yoga is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary academic journal committed to critical examinations of the history and practice of yoga in the West. The journal will feature research-based articles, editorials, and reviews of books, films, and art
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For its twenty-fourth issue, InVisible Culture: An Electronic Journal for Visual Culture invites scholarly articles and creative works that explore the concept of vulnerability. Almost two weeks after Thomas Eric Duncan’s plane landed in Dallas from Liberia in late September, the Centers for Disease Control announced the first case of Ebola in the United States.
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On Saturday, April 11, 2015, the Public History program in the History Department at North Carolina State University will host a symposium to facilitate discussions among public historians, heritage professionals, scholars, and the public about the public value of public history. At multiple levels—community, public and private, state, national, and global—public history benefits economic activity,
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Food culture has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years, moving to the forefront of many global and local cultural discourses. Among these discourses are the revival of old and/or dying culinary traditions, the promotion of exotic or underappreciated dishes, global fusion cooking, food and travel, ethical food consumption, the political and social dimensions of food
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