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Eroding Democracy
Eroding Democracy By Whitney A. Bauman In the state of Florida, we have what is called “the sunshine law.” This law was initially meant to curtail corruption at the state level government. As a state Read more…
Eroding Democracy By Whitney A. Bauman In the state of Florida, we have what is called “the sunshine law.” This law was initially meant to curtail corruption at the state level government. As a state Read more…
Thinking Past the Anthropocene By Whitney A. Bauman As Sylvia Wynter, Aph Ko, and many other decolonial theorists argue (not to mention post-humanists, indigenous scholars, queer theorists, and other critical theorists of race, gender, sex, Read more…
What Are the Time-Scapes of Our Thinking? By Whitney A. Bauman Timescape: 1) A perspective over a period (particularly a long period) of time. 2) A multidimensional view of time, especially one in which time Read more…
Religious Rituals and Scientific Laboratories: The Case of India By Renny Thomas Science and Religion are often perceived as mutually exclusive, but historical and anthropological scholarship shows that there exist different forms of receptions. What Read more…
The Lure of the Separate: Reflections on Christianity, Nationalism, and Empire By Retief Müller I grew up in South Africa in late apartheid. Now, I am a church historian and curious about how Christianity and Read more…
Major Themes and Insights for the Work of the New Center On 25 August 2018, Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge was officially launched with a stimulating program of speakers and discussions in Berlin. The general theme being Read more…
Join us for the official launch of Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge on 25 August 2018 with an exciting program of speakers and discussions. Beyond Pluralism: Contrapuntal Responses to Culture Wars, New Nationalisms, and the Challenges of Read more…