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LAC Alumnus Appointed to Assistant Professorship in Brazilian Studies at University of Illinois
Glen Goodman (MSc 2005-2006) has recently been appointed to the position of Assistant Professor of Brazilian Studies in the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on German immigration to Brazil.
CCTV interview - China's smog problem
Professor Anna Lora Wainwright was interviewed by CCTV's World Insight programme on "China's smog problem".
Crimean autonomy: A viable alternative to war?
Dr Gwen Sasse has written a piece on the current situation in Crimea which has been published in the Washington Post on 3rd March 2014.
What does Ukraine’s #Euromaidan teach us about protest?
Dr Gwen Sasse and Dr Olga Onuch wrote a piece for the Washington Post Blog on the Ukrainian protests. Click on this link to read the article.
Press Release - Informal Economy Missing from Climate Change Debate
The ESRC has today published a press release entitled Informal Economy Missing from Climate Change Debate.
Jonny Steinberg publishes essay in Granta Magazine
In October 1999, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, the son of a white farmer was killed by the black tenants on his land. This was the subject of Jonny Steinberg's 2002 book, Midlands.
Podcasts now available online
African Studies Seminars now available to listen to online.
Dr Par Engstrom discusses Brazilian Post-Transitional Justice and the Inter-American Human Rights System
On Friday, 14 February, Dr Par Engstrom gave a talk on “Brazilian Post-Transitional Justice and the Inter-American Human Rights System”. His remarks focused on the role of the Inter-American Human Rights System and discussed the types of transitional justice policies that may be required from Bra
BSP and Rio Branco Roundtable: Brazil and Africa: Historical Legacies, Contemporary Engagement
On 18th February 2014, the Brazilian Studies Programme in conjunction with the Rio Branco Visiting Professorship
CSASP Cheers on Squash Hopeful
Staff and students within the Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme will be cheering on MSc in Contemporary India student Devkaran Bhatty when he takes on Cambridge as part of the Oxford Blues annual varsity squash match next Saturday.