By Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Assistant Professor, Harvard University
For 10 years, Ghanaian poet Kwame Dawes and his friend the Nigerian writer Chris Abani have sifted through piles of manuscripts looking for Africa’s new poetic talent. Since 2014, the African Poetry Book Fund has been assembling a formidable archive of writing through the New…
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By Kristin Brig, Lecturer in Public Health & Society, Washington University in St. Louis
The water infrastructure politics of eThekwini, the municipality that includes the city of Durban, have been splashed across the digital pages of South Africa’s news outlets in recent years.
They’ve covered the 2022 floods that damaged kilometres of pipes, water…
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By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
Robert Muggah, an expert in organised crime in Brazil, explains the origins of the Commando Vermehlo, the gang targeted in a deadly raid in Rio de Janeiro in late October.
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By Michael Kehler, Research Professor, Masculinities Studies, School of Education, University of Calgary
Rather than uphold a dominant hypermasculine image of men in sport, this years’ World Series might have opened our eyes to a counter-narrative in sport.
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By Ryan M. Katz-Rosene, Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, with Cross-Appointment to Geography, Environment and Geomatics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Shortly before COP30 talks begin in Brazil, tech billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates has launched a “narrative grenade” into the discourse of climate politics by publishing a lengthy memo calling for a rethink of how the climate crisis is framed and addressed.
Gates calls for a “strategic pivot” in climate strategy. That appears to have hit a nerve. Both social and traditional media were ablaze with erroneous…
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By Valerie Thomas, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions – and global temperatures with them – keep rising.
When it seems like we’re getting nowhere, it’s useful to step back and examine the progress that has been made.
Let’s take a look at the…
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By Gibbs Knotts, Professor of Political Science, Coastal Carolina University
Drew Kurlowski, Associate Professor of Political Science, Coastal Carolina University
Congress has played an important role in holding federal agencies accountable since the late 1700s, but oversight can also devolve into a political circus.
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By Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
President Barack Obama’s mockery of Donald Trump in 2011 may have fueled the former real estate mogul’s run for president and his desire to leave his mark on the White House.
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By Marisha Burden, Professor of Medicine--Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
The current US health care system burdens doctors with heavy patient loads, more administrative work and additional off-hour demands. Doctor-patient interactions suffer as a result.
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By R. Amanda Cooper, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Connecticut
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