Around the World

"For a long time now I haven't been I."

— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

Ghost Ships
The Southeast Asia refugee crisis points to a thriving trafficking trade in the region, especially from Myanmar.
Francis WadeMay 30, 2015
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Europe’s Accidental Country
Albania, Europe's accidental country, has a dirty secret: pyramid schemes.
Andrew GumbelMay 19, 2015
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Shadow City: Migrant Workers in Beirut
A culture of indentured servitude is increasingly the norm in Beirut.
Helen MackreathMay 13, 2015
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The Poet and the Engineer: Forty Years of Angolan Independence
Forty Years of Angolan Independence
Phillip RothwellMay 10, 2015
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The People’s Pope and the Chairman of Everything
On the parallels between the way the Pope and the "Chairman of Everything" have been framed as public figures.
Jeffrey WasserstromApr 28, 2015
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- Cultural Studies
Remaking the Middle East: Faisal and Lawrence of Arabia
Ali Allawi’s biography, "Faisal I of Iraq," delivers a spectacularly urgent message at a time when Syria and Iraq are again riven by war and the Islamic State blusters about colonial borders.
Amir-Hussein RadjyApr 3, 2015
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How to Grow Big, Beautiful Papayas: On the Baseball Film in Asia
James Millward on "Diamond in the Dunes" (2014), "Kano" (2014), and "Million Dollar Arm" (2014).
James MillwardMar 23, 2015
The Magdalena and the “Master Plan”
New from "Around the World"
Alex BaumhardtMar 7, 2015
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Amnesty and Justice for All: The Art of Regina José Galindo
Regina José Galindo’s work is part of a long tradition of merging political commentary and performance art in Latin America.
Elena ShtrombergFeb 21, 2015
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- Art & Architecture
On Reading Graham Greene in Liberia in a Time of Ebola
Featuring photographs by Cheryl Hatch.
Brian CastnerFeb 20, 2015
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A Deep Search for Understanding
Chinese immigrants transform Italy.
Sarah MellorsFeb 15, 2015
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After Translation
Michael Leong examines Ignacio Infante's "After Translation: The Transfer and Circulation of Modern Poetics Across the Atlantic."
Michael LeongFeb 5, 2015

Around the World

"For a long time now I haven't been I."— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

"For a long time now I haven't been I."

— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet