Erkan in the Army now...: Istanbul drowning in traffic chaos.. Construction...
The debated plans for the mosque on Çamlıca Hill will incorporate the highest minarets in the world, its architect had previously said. DHA photo Construction works start in Istanbul for giant Çamlıca...
View ArticleLanguage Log: Oral what?
Geoff Wade sent in the following banner: The first thing I noticed was that the banner had something to do with Yīngyǔ 英语 ("English") and that it was announcing some sort of dàsài 大赛 ("big contest")....
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Media ownership in Turkey. A pictorial explanation....
Related posts: Cyberculture roundup: Understanding Twitter’s country-specific basis blocking; Pew Report on Tablet and E-book reader Ownership and more… OSCE media freedom report for Turkey...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Cengiz Aktar: Anayasa cephesinden
Anayasa cephesinden “Temennimiz odur ki Mart sonuna kadar bu iş biter. (…) Bitmemesi halinde, AK Parti’nin bu konuda yaptığı çalışma Meclis gündemine taşınacaktır.” Başbakan’ın 29 ocak grup...
View ArticleC L O S E R: Het Racisme Drama – Racistische rituelen van het parlement
Closer Blog: Introductie: waanzin Gisteravond was misschien wel één van de meest beschamendste hoofdstukken uit de parlementaire geschiedenis. Op de agenda van de Tweede Kamer stond het...
View ArticleThe Blog: Mezzmer Eyewear Review
Since my reviews of Glasses.com, DB Vision and Warby Parker exploded in popularity, I wrote two additional reviews for high index sunglass options - Cocoons and Eyefly. In response to requests, I have...
View ArticleMuseum Anthropology: Lack of Tribal Consultation Leads to Conflict at a...
Lack of Tribal Consultation Leads to Conflict at a Denver Museum
View ArticlePodcasts from the SfAA: Troubled Waters: 21st Century Challenges in the...
This is the first part of a double session. Part II is coming soon! CHAIR: GIBSON, Jane W. (U Kansas) SHERIDAN, Thomas E. (U Arizona) Aggregation and Abandonment?: The “Sun Corridor” and Arizona’s...
View ArticleDiscard Studies: New Book- Trash Animals: How We Live with Nature’s Filthy,...
From the publisher’s website: Why are some species admired or beloved while others are despised? An eagle or hawk circling overhead inspires awe while urban pigeons shuffling underfoot are kicked...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: 7-8 Mayıs Yeni Medya Çalışmaları I.Ulusal Kongre...
Yeni Medya Çalışmaları I.Ulusal Kongre Programı belli oldu. Resmi sayfa YENİ MEDYA ÇALIŞMALARI KURAM, YÖNTEM, UYGULAMA VE SİYASA I. ULUSAL KONGRESİ PROGRAMI 7 Mayıs 2013 Salı: 09.00-09.30 Kayıt...
View ArticleLanguage Log: Philly dialects on All Things Considered
A feature on Philadelphia dialects that appeared a week ago on the local public radio show Newsworks Tonight ("How the Philly accent is changing", 3/28/2013), was recast yesterday on the national...
View ArticleFieldnotes & Footnotes: The bi-directional beauty of representation and...
There is a something unique about the bi-directional nature of representation and accountability in the electoral democratic system we have here in Australia. The following excerpt is taken from...
View ArticleVisual Anthropology of Japan: Spring I: さくら
Spring has arrived in Osaka and with it the beautiful sakura (cherry blossoms). The sakura came early this year but they still had the power to attract countless cameras to record their beauty. Behind...
View Articlehawgblawg: alienation of young adult American Jews from Israel
"a mounting body of evidence has pointed to a growing distancing from Israel of American Jews, and the distancing seems to be most pronounced among younger Jews." BEYOND DISTANCING: Young Adult...
View Articletabsir.net: Whose body is it anyway?
Last Thursday was dubbed “Topless Jihad Day,” a call by the feminist group FEMEN for women to protest in support of a Tunisian woman who posted photographs of herself topless (with remarks on her body...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Yeni Anayasa Gündemi: “Dört partiden anayasa önerileri
Dört partiden anayasa önerileri from Hürriyet ANASAYFA ANAYASA Uzlaşma Komisyonu’nu oluşturan dört parti, son aşamayı oluşturan Başlangıç, Genel Esaslar ve diğer hükümlerle ilgili öneri paketlerini...
View ArticleC L O S E R: Syria’s Children – ‘Blood Like Water’
Closer Blog: A very disturbing but important report by filmmaker Marcel Mettelsiefen who has spent several weeks with children working(!) in Dar Al-Shifa city hospital in Aleppo. The film features...
View ArticleShenzhen Noted: situated knowledge, strategic investments, and avian flu [again]
More evidence that China and the United States really are the same country; my husband wants to invest in the US, while my father wants to invest in China because [drum roll, please] both believe that...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Politics roundup: Constitution writing impasse.....
Papers should fire ‘wise men’ from Journalist in Turkey, background articles, news and weblog about by Fréderike Geerdink It was another victorious week for Prime Minister Erdogan: he managed to get...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Cyberculture roundup: Anonymous launches massive...
Anonymous launches massive cyber assault on Israel Anonymous’ hackers launch cyberattack on Israeli sites Fox News JERUSALEM – A weekend cyberattack campaign targeting Israeli government websites...
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