"Sideways on a Scooter" by American journalist Miranda Kennedy is about the complex relationships between women in India. Shortly after completing this book, I watched "Lakshmi and Me," a PBS documentary about filmmaker Nishtha Jain and her relationship with her young maid, Lakshmi.
Month: July 2011
How Higher Education Is Negatively Impacting Study Abroad
One can argue that the United States’ approach to higher education is resulting in higher costs for study abroad.
Deconstructing Nicholas Kristof’s “A Rite of Torture for Girls”
My response to Nicholas Kristof’s article examines female genital mutilation (FGM) discourse in the Western’s paradigm of imperialistic assumption (IA).
Short Term Study Abroad: A New Perspective
I'm really proud of the work that has been put into this new teleworkshop: Short-Term Study Abroad Crossroads: Where Planning Missteps Meet Cultural Blunders.
For All Who Mourn
I learned of the unexpected passing of James Leck. There was not a more patient, kind or generous soul in our field.
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