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… material culture during an era of scarcity, what it says about the role of markets and consumer objects in the human experience, and what it reveals about those members of society whose stories are often not … of consumption in China during this time. People cared about what they wore. They treasured the things that they …

… was taken up by thirty-two questions seeking information about the applicants family members. There were ten questions concerning the applicants spouse, four about their children, seven on the applicants parents, six on the parents-in-law, five sought information about the applicants siblings, and another five on his/her …

… and what it was doing, and I could ask critical questions about it. And that was really how I brought Kathak into my … and my methodology. As an ethnographer, I ask questions about performance and I work very intimately in communities … worked with her for 17 years now. If I have a hypothesis about the work or a critical question, we get to try those …

… of a handful of scholars featured in the series who talk about Queen Njinga’s rule in the broader historical context … on a Mission in Early Modern Kongo and Angola” (2022), about an atlas of watercolors composed in the 17th and 18th … Civilizations.” Fromont recently spoke with Yale News about the new docuseries and its relationship to her own …

… an associate professor of history, spoke with YaleNews about the book. An edited version of the conversation … my first book, “ The Law and the Prophets ,” which was about the student movement in the 1970s in South Africa. The … in many ways it echoed the art historical literature about black South Africans, which tends to agree that the …

… Yale School of Medicine, who is new member of its council, about her medical research and her new venture, Global … professors included. Could you tell us a little bit about yourself? I was born, raised, and educated in Buenos … a dream come true! One of the things I appreciate most about the department is the excellent atmosphere. There is a …

… said. “And in my own searching, I had found that podcasts about Africa were pretty limited and that there was a space for more conversation about it.” (Listen to Afrofiles podcast) Akua Agyei-Boateng … really wanted Afrofiles to be an educational platform about all things Africa. “We talked about certain …

… Russia,”  on April 7-8. “We now know enormously more about the details of religious experience, ecclesiastical … to look for new ways to comprehend this new information about a period of enormous and fundamental change.” The … reign, but the church was out of the chain of decisions about foreign policy. This was the case from the Azov …

… interests, knowledge and practices of educators who teach about Latin America at all levels with those of researchers, … and worldwide developments. It is important to learn about other cultures, especially Latin American cultures, in … goal, international education, and specifically education about Latin America, will enable students of all ages to …

… in an intellectual space will help us not only learn about current challenges, but also think about resolutions and opportunities for growth. Africa Week … of Africa Week within the Yale community.   Can you talk about what Africa Week is, and the inspiration behind this …

… to pursue.” Marilyn Wilkes recently interviewed Cole about her research. An edited version of the conversation … give us an overview of your article. This article is about the links between environmental history and the … first became interested in southern Iraq because of press about the Iraqi marshes after the war, and while I was …