Deepthi Welaratna explores media, globalization, and popular culture
Postmodernity in Howl’s Moving Castle
Both the novel and the film versions of Howl’s Moving Castle transcend genre labels and reside in the uneasy, rugged terrain of postmodernism.
Internationalize Your Website
Translating websites for audiences with different languages and regions is a tricky process. Read on for the complications and the rewards.
Primitive in Paris
Visits to the Cité de l’Immigration and the Musée du Quai Branly provides a route to understanding how the role of “primitive” art in France has changed over the past couple of decades.
No Easy Answers: M.I.A. and the Politics of Pop
In a 2009 interview, M.I.A. called the civil war in Sri Lanka a genocide and compared it to Nazi-Germany. What lies behind M.I.A.’s contentious claim?
Cleaning Coal: The Battle to Rebrand Coal
What exactly is “clean coal”? Who’s trying to persuade Americans to invest once more in a long discredited form of energy?
Imagining a New State: Image and Activism in Iran
The dynamics of the Iranian election protests signal a shift in collective action and state power structures and raise questions about new models of governance and decision-making.
Branded Social Networks
Who do people call friends on Facebook? And what activities do they engage in on social networks? Originally presented on November 18, 2010.
Erica Koch, Innovation Officer, UNICEF
Erica Kochi of the Innovation Unit at UNICEF talks about the potential of mobile phones to help us reach the Millennium Development Goals.
Lucy Chesire, TB Activist
An international activist on TB from Kenya, Lucy Chesire talks about her work and what it’s going to take from citizens and governments to combat TB.
Anita Sharma, UN Millennium Campaign
Anita Sharma talks about the UN Millennium Campaign and the role women and girls can play in helping achieve the eight millennium development goals by 2015.