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19 November 2024 November 19th is International Men’s Day, which recognises “worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities […] highlight[ing] positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being”. The official theme for 2024 is “Positive Male Role Models”. This information has been taking from the official site. You… Read More
21 November, 2024 – 3rd Thursday of November World Philosophy Day is celebrated on the third Thursday of November, this year on the 21st of November. Read more from the UNESCO World Philosophy Day page here. In the spirit of this day, we have compiled some of our Philosophy Studies titles below. Where is the… Read More
35th anniversary This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall (9 November 1989)! To celebrate the Fall of the Berlin Wall, we want to spotlight our Books Series on German Studies. These series span further than only our most recent publications, and include a number of Open Access books, entirely… Read More
9 November The 9th of November is World Adoption Day! As described on the official website, “The day was created for the purpose of celebrating family, raising awareness for adoption and raising funds to support families in the adoption journey“. This year marks a decade since its creation. Read more from the organisation’s page here.… Read More
29 October The 29th October 2024 is the International Day of Care and Support! As the United Nations explains, “Care work, both paid and unpaid, is crucial to the future of decent work. Growing populations, ageing societies, changing families, women’s secondary status in labour markets and shortcomings in social policies demand urgent action on the… Read More
16 October 2024 The 16th October 2024 is World Food Day! As the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations explains, “‘Foods’ stands for diversity, nutrition, affordability, accessibility and safety. A greater diversity of nutritious foods should be available in our fields, fishing nets, markets, and on our tables, for the benefit of all.” Read more… Read More
Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Berghahn recognizes the significance of indigenous cultures and in the spirit of this day, we have collected some of our relevant titles below. Enacted Relations Performing Knowledge in an Australian Indigenous Community Franca Tamisari “This is an excellent exploration and exegesis of Yolngu performance in all its varied forms from… Read More
Through establishing Reading Against Racism: A Berghahn Collection, Berghahn has committed to increasing the visibility of and access to materials which contribute to recent conversations surrounding race and racism. Here, a growing collection of contributions are freely available, as part of an expanded Digital Resources section, to further activity in vital areas of scholarship.
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Providing insights into contemporary socio-ecological issues, the EnviroSociety blog offers posts from scholars, activists, and students in social sciences engaging readers interested in current environmental topics. The blog is affiliated with the journal Environment and Society: Advances in Research.
Focaalblog seeks to serve as an intellectually vibrant, socially astute, and genuinely cosmopolitan platform for the discussion of anthropological research. The blog is affiliated with the journal Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology.
Highlighting the research of authors published in the Anthropological Journal of European Cultures journal, the AJEC Blog offers academics the space to reflect on current issues of interest to anthropologists of Europe.