Medieval storytellers chronicled events without imposing their own interpretation, and their practice had equally important consequences for the arts of telling and the arts of listening.
Culture
Six Problems That Exclude Disabled People in Indonesia From Public Life
Indonesian organisations focusing on the issue of disability have praised this law for introducing a more equal perspective for people with disabilities.
Indonesian organisations focusing on the issue of disability have praised this law for introducing a more equal perspective for people with disabilities.
Whistleblowers Can Get rp200 Million for Reporting Graft Under Indonesia’s New Law. Will It Be Effective?
Many questions about the new policy on whistleblowers have yet to be answered
Many questions about the new policy on whistleblowers have yet to be answered
‘Tomorrow Sunny’: The Rise and Fall of Solar Heating in Canada, Part 4
In the final part of this series on solar energy we will examine the unhappy results of solar advocates’ overreliance on optimistic simulations and the difficulty of commercializing economically marginal technology.
In the final part of this series on solar energy we will examine the unhappy results of solar advocates’ overreliance on optimistic simulations and the difficulty of commercializing economically marginal technology.
Covid-19: An Unprecedented Militarization of the Canada-US Border or a Return to the Old?
Numbers amidst a pandemic of course are always going to be tricky.
Numbers amidst a pandemic of course are always going to be tricky.
The Mystery of Lewis Carroll
The author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which sees its 150th anniversary this year, remains to this day an enigmatic figure.
The author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, which sees its 150th anniversary this year, remains to this day an enigmatic figure.
The Distance Between Us: The Implications of Pandemic Influenza in 1918-1919
Will we view Covid-19 as a threat to the social, not just the individual, body?
Will we view Covid-19 as a threat to the social, not just the individual, body?
Bleeding Him White: How Canada Stole an Indigenous Veteran’s Identity
In the Anishinaabeg tradition dibaajimowinan, which translates to personal storytelling, is valued as a valid and legitimate method of both gaining and conveying knowledge.
In the Anishinaabeg tradition dibaajimowinan, which translates to personal storytelling, is valued as a valid and legitimate method of both gaining and conveying knowledge.
The Nightwalker and the Nocturnal Picaresque
The introduction of street lighting to 17th-century London saw an explosion of nocturnal activity in the capital, most of it centring around the selling of sex.
The introduction of street lighting to 17th-century London saw an explosion of nocturnal activity in the capital, most of it centring around the selling of sex.
History Slam Episode Twenty-Six: The Black Panthers in Saskatchewan
In this episode of the History Slam podcast, I talk with Dawn Flood of Campion College at the University of Regina about Fred Hampton and his visit to Saskatchewan.
In this episode of the History Slam podcast, I talk with Dawn Flood of Campion College at the University of Regina about Fred Hampton and his visit to Saskatchewan.
Invisible Paths
You are here because you know something. You don't know what it is, but you can feel it. Something is wrong with the world.
You are here because you know something. You don’t know what it is, but you can feel it. Something is wrong with the world.
Redefining Travel at Indonesia’s Selfie Destination, Rabbit Town
The allegations of plagiarism have gone viral on social media. International media have also raised the issue. Most media reports have condemned Rabbit Town for copying famous international artworks for profit.
The allegations of plagiarism have gone viral on social media. International media have also raised the issue. Most media reports have condemned Rabbit Town for copying famous international artworks for profit.
Can Grab and Gojek Drivers in Indonesia Build a Solid Union?
Motorcycle taxi drivers for online ride-hailing services recently rallied in Jakarta demanding that the government protect the interests of workers engaging in precarious work in the growing sector.
Motorcycle taxi drivers for online ride-hailing services recently rallied in Jakarta demanding that the government protect the interests of workers engaging in precarious work in the growing sector.
Reuniting the Self: Autoimmunity, Obesity, and the Ecology of Health (Part 2)
We are relationship. The connected self that is the true human being has been reduced at the hands of civilization, leaving an isolated remnant that is not whole.
We are relationship. The connected self that is the true human being has been reduced at the hands of civilization, leaving an isolated remnant that is not whole.
The Age of Water
The Age of Fire is an age of separation, during which humans have sought to dominate and control nature.
The Age of Fire is an age of separation, during which humans have sought to dominate and control nature.
How Confucius Loses Face in China’s New Surveillance Regime
By Philip Ivanhoe While conceived of and functioning differently in diverse contexts, ‘face’ describes a phenomenon that exists in every human society. Its most basic sense concerns the public presentation and perception of the self. Someone who has face possesses something of positive social value that arises from social approval of a person’s status, action…