January | 2009 | The Culturalist

Small World Project: It's been a long time

I'm sure I've forgotten some of the people I have met since my last post, but I will give it a try.

Jan, 31

Culture finds: Mira Nair does Uganda, the year of the ox and how to live the four-hour work week

Mira Nair

Filmmakers in Uganda are given an opportunity to tell their own stories through Mira Nair's Maisha Film Lab.

Jan, 24

Eyes wide open: Sexualizing young girls?

I'm not going to add any commentary to this post just yet. I'd like to solicit your thoughts first.

Jan, 23

Read a Book: On the shelf with resistance in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Maasai development and tales of a harem girlhood in Morocco

Gender and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The Politics of Women's Resistance, Once Intrepid Warriors: Gender, Ethnicity, and the Cultural Politics of Maasai Development, andDreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood

Jan, 22

Read a Book

I use to read a lot. So much so, the first question friends and family would ask me after saying, "Hello," was, "What are you reading?"

Jan, 21

Changing hands

I'm off to the inauguration. Photos, commentary and possible video upon my return.

Jan, 19

Culture finds: MLK in India, immigration reform and girls on bikes in Ghana

Ghana, 2008: Rahinatu, age 15, and Sherifatu, age 16, at attend school in the town of Tarikpaa. The bicycles nearby were distributed through a UNICEF-funded program to help cut children’s travel time in rural areas, where long distances are a major barrier to girls’ school enrollment.

Jan, 18

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