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Serene J. Khader, “Decolonizing Universalism: A Transnational Feminist Ethic” (Oxford UP, 2018)
Serene J. Khader
Decolonizing Universalism
A Transnational Feminist Ethic
Oxford University Press, 2018

New Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network March 25, 2019 Emily K. Crandall

Transnational feminist theory and practice is faced with a dilemma: how should we contest and resist gender-based oppression, while at the same time respecting cultural difference? In her book, Decolonizing Universalism: A Transnational Feminist Ethic (Oxford University Press, 2018), Serene J. Khader argues for a way out of this universalism/relativist impasse. She... Read More
Tina Sikka, “Climate Technology, Gender, and Justice: The Standpoint of the Vulnerable” (Springer, 2019)
Tina Sikka
Climate Technology, Gender, and Justice
The Standpoint of the Vulnerable
Springer Verlag, 2019

New Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books Network March 21, 2019 Dave O'Brien

How can feminist theory help address the climate crisis? In Climate Technology, Gender, and Justice: The Standpoint of the Vulnerable (Springer Verlag, 2019), Tina Sikka, a lecturer in media and cultural studies at the University of Newcastle, considers the limitations of our current approach to climate change, and the means through which... Read More
Kate Ervine, “Carbon” (Polity, 2018)
Kate Ervine
Carbon

Polity, 2018

New Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in EconomicsNew Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network March 12, 2019 Lance C. Thurner

The crisis of global warming overwhelms the imagination with its urgency, yet more than ever we need patient, clear-sighted. and careful assessments of the possibilities for transforming the global political economy.  Carbon (Polity, 2018) is an excellent addition to our evolving efforts to understand clearly where we are and where we... Read More
Natalie Koch, “Critical Geographies of Sport: Space, Power, and Sport in Global Perspective” (Routledge, 2017)
Natalie Koch
Critical Geographies of Sport
Space, Power, and Sport in Global Perspective
Routledge, 2017

New Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in GeographyNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in SociologyNew Books in SportsNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network March 12, 2019 Keith Rathbone

Today we are joined by Natalie Koch, Associate Professor of Geography at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, and editor of Critical Geographies of Sport: Space, Power, and Sport in Global Perspective (Routledge, 2017).  In our conversation, we discuss the growing field of critical sports... Read More
Farhana Shaikh, “From Imposter to Impact: Arts Leadership in the 21st Century” (Dahlia Publishing, 2019)
Farhana Shaikh
From Imposter to Impact
Arts Leadership in the 21st Century
Dahlia Publishing, 2019

New Books in ArtNew Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in British StudiesNew Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books Network March 5, 2019 Dave O'Brien

What are the characteristics of the 21st Century arts leader? In From Imposter to Impact: Arts Leadership in the 21st Century (Dahlia Publishing, 2019), Farhana Shaikh, a writer, publisher, and journalist, details lessons from key arts thinkers. The book covers issues including funding, networking, audience development, the challenge of digital, and diversity in... Read More