2025
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April 2025 Spotlight: Resisting Russian Colonialism: The Ukrainian Avant-Garde of 1920s Odesa
This month’s Spotlight comes from Hub member Ian Ross Singleton, a teacher of Writing and Critical Inquiry at the State University of New York-Albany. Ian provides us a historical picture of dynamic Ukrainian writing in the post-Revolutionary period, explaining how Russian domination, both linguistic and cultural, was resisted and unique Ukrainian forms were pioneered. These…
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March 2025: Race, Culture and Mental Illness in the International Criminal Court’s Ongwen Judgment: Biases and Blindspots
Our March 2025 Spotlight comes from Beth Lyons, a criminal defence attorney with 30+ years of experience. She has practiced almost exclusively in Legal Aid programs in New York City (trial and appellate levels) and in international courts and tribunals, including the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. Read more about…
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February 2025: Language, Discourse, and Media Literacy: Building Resilience in the Age of Misinformation
This month’s Spotlight was contributed by Alireza Salhi-Nejad. He is a multidisciplinary researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology Sydney. Prior to this, he was involved in research, teaching, and executive roles at the University of Tehran for over nine years. Mass media is a cornerstone of…
