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Imagining the Diasporic Link: The Franco-Algerian Media Dialogues on the 2005 ‘Emeutes’ in France

By Irina Mihalache — March 26th, 2008
Both France and Algeria have been struggling with the memory of colonialism, adopting various strategies of collective remembering.



Piracy, Copyright and Entertainment in a Digital Age

By Cultural Shifts — March 5th, 2008
Looking at some of the issues behind the 2008 Digital Entertainment Survey results.



Money, Debt and the Subprime Crisis

By Cultural Shifts — January 27th, 2008
There is a short animated documentary called Money as Debt worth checking out. The video, which goes through a brief history of monetary and banking systems, raises a number of questions that relate to the US subprime crisis, not to mention the global financial …



US Judges: Guantanamo detainees are not human beings

By Archie Techne — January 12th, 2008
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act does not apply to detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, “effectively ruling that the detainees are not persons at all for purposes of …



International Human Rights Protection in the Citizenship Gap: The Case of Migrant Sex Workers

By Christine Hughes — November 30th, 2007
The Convention to Protect All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families has been heralded as a significant international achievement in the protection of migrant workers. Antoine Pecoud and Paul de Guchteneire assert that it represents “the most comprehensive international treaty protecting migrants’ rights …



The Gin Craze: Drink, Crime & Women in 18th Century London

By Elise Skinner — November 30th, 2007
Eighteenth century London was home to the gin craze, a chapter in English history that marked the unprecedented mass consumption of this newly developed spirit. This paper traces the development of this complex urban phenomenon and examines how Parliamentarians came to attribute many of the …



Law and liberties in the “Age of Terrorism”

By Eliot Che — November 2nd, 2007
In Before the next attack, legal and political philosopher Bruce Ackerman presents a fascinating approach to one of the most pressing and polarizing issues of our time. While debates over the balance between security and civil liberties are nothing new, Ackerman makes an innovative politico-legal …