BY LISA BREGLIA Across the frontlines of energy production in the Global South, an oil crisis is long simmering. This is not an oil crisis as we already know it: in other words, a crisis stimulated by market models of supply and demand, or a crisis abstractly negotiated by giddy futures speculators, or even a [...]
BY SHERYL LUZZADDER-BEACH At first glance, ancient Mesoamerica and the modern world have major differences: diverse environments, different human histories, and different technological advances among many others. But closer examination through the lens of geoarchaeology provides clues to environmental change, and human impact on and adaptations to changing environments that span the globe. It offers [...]
BY LISA PAWLOSKI Adolescent girls in developing countries are often considered a nutritionally at-risk group. Nutritional anthropologists study the impact of nutrition on adolescent growth and development and the sociocultural factors which influence nutritional status. Ten years ago, I examined the nutritional status of adolescent girls living in Mali, West Africa, and found them to [...]
BY MICHELE GREET Traditionally, the field of Art History has focused predominantly on art produced in Europe. Over the past several decades, with the increased emphasis on globalism and multiculturalism, the field has expanded to include non-European regions. Consequently, Latin American art has begun to achieve long overdue recognition in both museums and academic institutions. [...]
BY JO-MARIE BURT One of the most contentious issues facing transitional democracies is the problem of gross human rights violations committed during the previous regime. How should fragile democracies address the question of accountability, given the known deficiencies of their judicial systems; the ongoing power of the torturers themselves and/or those who benefited from their [...]