Erkan in the Army now...: More Journalism debates with Amazon’s purchase of...
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Amos Yadlin and Avner Golov of the (non-governmental) Institute for Israeli Security Studies have written an op-ed piece for the New York Times entitled "Iran's Plan B for the...
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From the Argus Leader: Google is inviting indigenous people across the world to take time Friday to add local geographic and commercial features to its online maps. The company, in partnership with...
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View ArticleAAA blog: Registration for the 2013 AAA Annual Meeting is now open
Discounted registration for the American Anthropological Association’s 112th Annual Meeting is now available. Registration will be offered at a discount for a limited time. Register today! The 112th...
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Toxic grammar alert for Australians: Rodney Huddleston informs me that the ABC Radio breakfast show celebrated International Apostrophe Day on 16 August 2013 with disastrous results. Huddleston...
View ArticleNineteen years and counting in Papua New Guinea: A taste of things to come,...
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View Articletabsir.net: Going for Broke (Read “Provoke”)
Given the events of last week in Egypt, it is hard not to reflect on these events while they are fresh. Opinions on the military crackdown, which has resulted in hundreds of innocent (obviously people...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Social roundup: “Turkey marks 14th anniversary of...
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View ArticleEthnography.com: What is a Führer-figure in the Early 21st Century?
I am helping re-translate Max Weber’s classic essay „Politics as Vocation“ from the original German into English. One problem that emerged regards how to translate the German word Führer, which is...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: “Erdogan’s Self-Righteous Blast on Egypt…. Egypt...
Erdogan’s Self-Righteous Blast on Egypt – Al-Monitor the Pulse of the Middle East – kjenson – By: Semih Idiz for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on August 16. Although Egyptians are bearing the brunt...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: “Arsenal fans travel guide to Istanbul… An Istanbul...
Arsenal fans travel guide to Istanbul-turkish-football.com Fenerbahçe is based on the Asian shores of Istanbul, the Yellow Canaries play at the … A handy tip for travelling around Istanbul is to get...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Eurosphere roundup: Draft EU Regional...
France’s ‘Devil’s advocate’ lawyer Verges dies at 88 Jacques Verges, the provocative French lawyer died in Paris Germany’s eurosceptics gain traction Alternative for Germany, which is campaigning for...
View Articledecasia: critique of academic culture: Dissertation writing scene
This is the roof of the library where I’m writing a first draft of the introduction to my dissertation. The sunshine is always encouraging. In writing the introduction, I’m trying to remember what I...
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