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[Sophonisba Gathman] Clifford Geertz

Nov 12, 2004

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Yup, that's the shortcut to perdition. [blog entry translation]

Nov 4, 2004

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Sent to: Ricardo Levins Morales, Mellon group Yup, that’s the shortcut to perdition. [blog entry translation] by Jungtae Roh mediamob.co.kr/rasugjuriha original entry in korean at mediamob.co.kr/rasugjuriha/Post/PostView.aspx?RowCount=&PKId=22621 As my friend FunnyHat appropriately pointed out , getting your calculators out and making all sorts of predictions out of the U.S. presidential elections is quite meaningless and may…

[Grace Awantang] Influences of Structuralism

Nov 4, 2004

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[Rachael Harlos] Cultural Ecology and Materialism: Harris, Steward, and Bourgois

Nov 1, 2004

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[Katie Iverson] E. E. Evans-Pritchard

Oct 21, 2004

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[Elisabeth Golub] Bronislaw Malinowski

Oct 17, 2004

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[Elizabeth Hutchinson] Franz Boas

Sep 30, 2004

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[scrap] For this GOP member, usual labels won't fit; Dennis Sanders is used to shattering stereotypes as a gay, black Republican

Sep 24, 2004

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in english, race, scrapbook

But it would be dangerous for the gay community as a whole to put all our eggs in one basket. To me, equal rights should not be a partisan issue.”

[Anna Schwartz] Tylor and Morgan

Sep 17, 2004

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Beginning again, from refugee to Citizen

Jul 17, 2004

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in english, race, scrapbook

BEGINNING AGAIN: FROM REFUGEE TO CITIZEN Keynote Presentation by Professor Ahmed I. Samatar. “Somalis in America,” conference held at Macalester College, July 15-17, 2004. I. Introduction: II. Why People Decamp A.Push. B. Pull. C. Terms. III.Waves and Models IV.The Somali Moment A.Tacabir vs. Qaxootin: B.Issues: V.The Dialectic of Critical Adaptation A.English Language B.Racism C.Somali and…

Inter-American System

Oct 31, 2003

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The Inter-American System JU, SL I. Background and Institutions The Inter-American System of human rights consists principally of the General Assembly, the Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Council, and the General Secretariat. It is guided by the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man (adopted 1948) and the American…

European Court of Human Rights

Oct 29, 2003

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KJ, SK. Group 9 This section opens with a detailed account of the Lustig- Prean and Beckett case that came before the European Court of Human Rights. These two British nationals complained that investigations into their homosexuality their discharge from the Royal Navy on the sole ground that they are homosexual violated Article 8 of…

Response to the European Convention and the Case of Homosexuality

Oct 27, 2003

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Monday, October 27. Group 8: AT, AW, Yongho Kim Response to the European Convention and the Case of Homosexuality The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms System constitutes a model and a standard of its own in terms of effectiveness in enforcing Human Rights among its members. The Convention was…

ICCPR Mechanism

Oct 20, 2003

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CH, JM. Discussion Group 7 What kinds of complaints are brought before the ICCPR? How does it differ from other treaty regimes? One of the components of the ICCPR Human Rights Committee is an optional protocol (ratified by 95 of the 144 states as of March 2000), with a critical provision stating that communications must be…

ICCPR

Oct 17, 2003

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CH, HM, AP. Group 6 Response The UN currently has 6 treaty organs, which are distinguished from Charter organs in that they are not created under the UN charter, but are mandated by the 6 universal human rights treaties. The ICCPR Human Rights Committee is a treaty organ created by Articles 28-45 of the International…

UN Security Council

Oct 15, 2003

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AG, RR, EO. Thematic Mechanisms Thematic Mechanisms have been in use since 1980. They were originally created in response to disappearances in Argentina. In order to preserve national integrity, avoid political embarrassment, and protect economic issues, they were created on an international level as opposed to an individual country level. The Commission used a ‘thematic’…

United Nations

Oct 13, 2003

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JH, NE, RN. Group 4 The reading begins by discussing the problematic topic of enforcement in the realm of human rights. Serious questions are raised about the feasibility of consistent enforcement of human rights norms. It is relatively clear that some international enforcement is inevitable, regardless of it’s agreed upon desirability. However, the reading asserts that…

Sovereignty

Oct 8, 2003

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