Malia Politzer on Europe’s Migration Crisis
Former Fellow Malia Politzer (India and Spain, 2013-2015) wrote an article for World Affairs on net migration to the European continent. Politzer calls for a comprehensive approach to solving the issue while also referencing the manner in which smugglers are involved. Click here to read the full article.
Former Fellow Tyrone Turner’s photos of Costume Sale
Former Fellow Tyrone L. Turner (Brazil, 1998-2000) photographed an article with Ally Schweitzer for WAMU 88.5 about the Arena Stage Costume Sale. This is Arena Stage’s first costume sale in 10 years; costume director Joe Salasovich notes that some of the pieces for sale have been worn by famous celebrities. Click here to read the
Notes on a Foreign Country Discussed
An article by Hot Press reviews Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World by former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009). In the article, The Whole Hog considers Hansen’s work and the manner in which her findings mean for the Irish. Click here to read the full article.
Into the wind: Lessons learned from two years sailing a changing coast
Two years ago, my boyfriend and I set sail in a four-decade-old boat, built around the time we were born, heading down a coast we had never seen. Few modern vessels have traversed the entire coastline, more than 5,000 miles from the Sea of Cortez through the Panama Canal and into the Caribbean. We sailed
Book chat with Suzy Hansen about “Notes on a Foreign Country”
“You cannot grow up in the second half of the 20th century in the United States of America and live abroad in the 21st century and not feel it all the time,” writes former ICWA fellow Suzy Hansen in her new book Notes on a Foreign Country. Out this month from Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
Washington Post Reviews Hansen’s Book
In an article for the Washington Post, Ali Wyne reviews Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World by former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009). Wyne notes that Hansen’s book “makes for sobering reading at times, [but] there may be a silver lining in Hansen’s chronicle of widespread disillusionment with the
Robbie Corey-Boulet on the Implications of Political Violence
Former Fellow Robbie Corey-Boulet (West Africa, 2014-2016) released a podcast with WPR discussing the implications of political violence in Charlottesville, Virginia for U.S. soft power abroad. Click here to listen to the podcast.
Former Fellow Tyrone Turner in WAMU 88.5
Former Fellow Tyrone L. Turner photographed an article with Ally Schweitzer for WAMU 88.5 about longtime D.C. activist Susan Meehan, who recounts her experiences through poetry. Click here for the full article.
Sims on the Closing of UERJ
Former Fellow Shannon Sims (Brazil, 2012-2014) wrote an article for the Washington Post (Aug 18, 2017) about the closing of the State University of Rio de Janeiro. The school, which has the reputation for being one of the best universities in the country and has done the most to address educational inequality in Rio, has closed
Former Fellow Shannon Sims on Climate Change
Former Fellow Shannon Sims (Brazil, 2012-2014) wrote an article for The Guardian about how climate change will seriously affect the lives of people living in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Despite the fact that Cameron may be the first place swamped by rising sea levels in the US, many of the residents still are not convinced about climate