Before I transferred to a Geography PhD program, I did not give much thought to GIS. I used it in … More
Category: Globalization
News and Links Roundup: 5 November 2013
Sarah Kendzior, “Surviving the Post-Employment Economy” “In the United States, nine percent of computer science majors are unemployed, and 14.7 … More
Glass Ceilings, Grassroots, and Such: Why Top-Down Feminisms Don’t Work
When you shatter glass ceilings, does that mean you shower the grassroots with glass shards? I tweeted that in a … More
Akátá- or how I realized that Afrocentrism was not for me
By no means am I a ‘natural’ citizen here in the US. I have the trappings of belonging- state-issued IDs, … More
On The Anti-Trafficking Discourse and its Material Consequences
(cross-linked with my other blog) WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING? According to the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially … More
Indigenous Peoples and Resource Exploitation: A Case Study in Equatorial Guinea
Cross-linked with Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Organization’s site Indigenous peoples and resource exploitation. Who wins, who loses, how is … More
In the Face of a Receding Lake, Water Conflict at the Ethiopia-Kenya Border
Cross-linked with Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Organization’s site In May 2012, the Kenyan government sent 200 additional reserve troops to the … More
Musings: Why the Framing of “FGM” is Problematic
(Note: By no means is this piece exhaustive. As the title says, it only intends to be a brief musing … More
More Musings on The Sullivan Foundation Summit in Equatorial Guinea: What Does “Africa Rising” Mean?
There seems to be a new wave of Afro-optimism that focuses heavily on “re-branding” Africa. One favorite slogan is “Africa … More
The Great Land Grab: The Discovery of a New Aquifer in Namibia
Cross-linked with Future Challenges’ site Namib Desert, photographed by Scott A. Christy The arid nation of Namibia has a newly … More
Initial Impressions on the Sullivan Foundation Summit in Equatorial Guinea
In a statement released August 6, Mrs. Hope Sullivan-Masters sought to rebut the criticisms of her choice to host the … More
Is the Playing Field Level for Stateless Olympiads?
Olympic flag flying outside Eland House in London (CC BY-ND 2.0) Cross-linked with Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges’ site “Do … More
Work in the Developing World: Outsourcing to Nairobi Slums
Cross-linked with Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges’ site In the Lead Article, entitled “Work in the Developing World,” I stressed … More
Addressing African Youths’ Periods of Inactivity Between Educational Attainment & Employment
Cross-linked with Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Sixty-five percent of Africa’s population is under the age of 24, with over … More
Why Invisible Child’s #Kony2012 Campaign Gets No Applause From Me
In short: #Kony2012 #StopKony misrepresents N. Uganda, spreads misinformation abt Kony/the LRA, denies Africans’ agency and is imperialist. It raises … More
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