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Many Black audiences are justifiably weary of works about their community told from white perspectives. But authorship isn’t always black and white.
Female Ukrainian refugees are suddenly tasked with shouldering both home and work responsibilities. Policy measures are needed to respond to women’s unique situations during this war.
There is a long history shaping the recent pact between China and the Solomons- and it should jolt Australia into rethinking its relationships in the Pacific region.
A Catholic theologian writes about why papal apologies can be meaningful, even when some may see them as mere words.
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are using humanitarian corridors to leave the country. But these routes are often announced for political reasons and do not always offer safety
It is not uncommon for people to believe that the cause of their illnesses is a result of curses or punishment from a deity or witchcraft.
People want to talk about how they conceptualise good health as much as they want to explain what caused them to become sick.
Se cree que la Peste Negra fue la pandemia más devastadora de la historia de Europa. Ahora, paleoecólogos e historiadores han puesto en duda su gravedad dado que el impacto en algunos territorios no fue muy acusado.
US museums have sought to improve their diversity, equity and inclusion for decades, but progress has been slow.
The Black Death is believed to have been the most devastating pandemic in Europe’s history. Now paleoecologists and historians have cast doubt on how bad it was.
African states need to align both taxation and public spending with public opinion.
A Catholic historian writes about nuns who protested against nuclear weapons. Even when convicted of sabotage, they used prison time to serve fellow inmates and push for justice.
The surprise attack on Hawaii brought unimaginable suffering and led to further horror. Eight decades later, we must never forget.
Vaccine donations are unsustainable and often inefficient to scale. They are a temporary solution to a systemic issue.
The secrecy surrounding this major announcement is troubling, and there are many questions still to be answered.
The #MyOrthodoxLife movement challenges both mainstream and ultra-Orthodox media to tell more nuanced and complex stories about Jewish women.
A 70-year-old Cold War-era treaty among the three nations is finding renewed importance in response to the global rise of Chinese power and influence.
Having been protected by geography early in the pandemic, Pacific nations are now battling serious outbreaks and struggling to get their people vaccinated.
After months of constitutional stalemate, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has prevailed. But her predecessor remains in parliament, and his power base will present a major challenge for her leadership.
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Professor of African American Studies and Performing Arts, Co-Founder/Director Racial Justice Institute, Georgetown University
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Associate Director, Women's Center, Georgetown University
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Carole Sargent is a Friend of The Conversation.
Literary Historian, Georgetown University
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Associate Professor of Environmental History, Georgetown University
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Professor of Sociology, Fulbright Fellow, Georgetown University
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Professor, Georgetown University
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Director and Senior fellow, CSIS Humanitarian Agenda, Georgetown University
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Assistant Professor Jewish Civilization (Anthropologist/Ethnomusicologist), Georgetown University
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Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
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Director of the Art and Museum Studies MA Program and Professor of the Practice, Georgetown University
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Senior Scholar with the Global Health Policy & Politics Initiative at the O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University
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Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University; Adjunct Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC., Georgetown University
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Research Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Scholar with the Global Health Policy & Politics Initiative at the O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University
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Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University
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Professor, Environmental History and Historical Epidemiology, Georgetown University
