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… Coffee, sex, and ‘Game of Thrones’: A chat about ‘Balzac’s Lives’ … Coffee, sex, and ‘Game of Thrones’: A chat about … a book about Balzac for some 30 years, but I didn’t know how to go about it. There are already some good biographies. … is like “the Office of the Census. But much more fun.” How so? Once he decided that all his novels were going to be …

… Recap: VISIONS OF ECOLOGY on Art and the Environment in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, EVENT #5: Cinema and the … allegory and instead foregrounded the central question of how human subjects engage with the natural environment in a … of the Chernobyl disaster. Masha then concluded by showing how two documentaries produced in the immediate wake of the …

… Symposium on Gender and Sexuality in Africa … Symposium on Gender and Sexuality in Africa February 26 and 27, 2016 … Council on African Studies … /africa/symposium-gender-and-sexuality-africa … Symposium on …

… Affiliate Awarded Fulbright to Study Social Dimensions of How Different Ethiopian Farming Communities Respond to … Affiliate Awarded Fulbright to Study Social Dimensions of How Different Ethiopian Farming Communities Respond to … in cross-cultural research on themes related to how humans and local livelihood systems mitigate and adapt to …

… Guha - Imperial Power and Language Ideologies in South and West Asia … Sumit Guha - Imperial Power and Language Ideologies in South and West Asia The role of state agency in the spread and … (or ‘model’) of these processes as they unfolded across West and South Asia. It begins with a great empire – the …

… the book. An edited version of the conversation follows: How did you come upon the story of Ndaleni? I had finished my … but they were striving to do the most with their lives as possible under the circumstances. To me, that speaks … in the Steve Biko Center in King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape Province. Some of the younger members of the …

… much more dangerous species of fly that threatens the lives of millions of people and livestock herds across the … recent epidemics, incidence of disease, particularly in West Africa was reduced to less than 3,000 cases thanks to an … of doctoral and postdoctoral students in East Africa studying this disease. “It is very fulfilling to see that …

… Sanneh  on the topic  “Is Jihad Overrated? Lessons from West African Islam.”  Professor Sanneh is the author of over … he published  Beyond Jihad: The Pacifist Tradition in West African Islam ,  Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa; Faith and Power: Christianity and Islam in “Secular” …

… "Keeping Slaves in View in Middle Eastern History" … "Keeping Slaves in View in Middle Eastern History" Sponsored by the Council on Middle East … … /glc/events/2015-11/keeping-slaves-view-middle-eastern-history … "Keeping Slaves in View in Middle Eastern …