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  • The Curatorial Role: Humanities in Action

    By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent In today’s conservative fiscal climate, the role of a curator in cultural institutions has become even more complex. A curator’s role is more institutionalized than an artist – who reflects his or her own ideas and expressions – and thus it can be seen to reflect important cultural attitudes [...]

    1/03/12 • (0)

  • When Performance is Power

    By Oeendrila Lahiri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 4Humanities International Correspondent Between May and August, India hosted one of the biggest media enabled political dramas in our fight against corruption. By the end of August political activism had spiralled into a crisis which made one wonder if the humanities should be seriously and compulsorily taught [...]

    10/04/11 • (0)

  • Global Concerns, Local Politics

    By Oeendrila Lahiri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 4Humanities International Correspondent While spending time with my little cousin who is about to head off to the UK for his undergrad education, it seemed to me that some equations are being readjusted. As we send the kids to study abroad – this time with our own [...]

    10/04/11 • (1)

  • Weaving an Inescapable NET

    By Oeendrila Lahiri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 4Humanities International Correspondent It’s that time of the year again. Postgraduates and doctoral scholars of the country are once again all het up over the National Entrance Test (NET), which tests one’s teaching aptitude. The National Entrance Test is a centralised qualifying exam designed to ‘determine eligibility [...]

    6/09/11 • (0)

  • Further Budget Cuts for Greek Universities

    By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent In December 2010, the Greek Ministry of Education announced a 15-20% reduction in funds for adjunct lecturers and professors teaching at public Greek universities. The announcement came four months into the Fall 2010 semester, when, at the time, adjunct faculty had already been teaching without a signed contract and [...]

    4/26/11 • (0)

  • Can you fill your sandwich with Dante? Some reflections after the Italian universities’ “reform”

    By Domenico Fiormonte, University of Roma Tre, 4Humanities International Correspondent On December 14th, 2010, students from all over Italy filled the streets of major cities protesting – and, in Rome, rioting – against a new University Reform bill, the third in ten years and one that endangers the very existence of one of the largest [...]

    4/14/11 • (1)

  • Current Athens Media Art Events

    By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent Despite the economic crisis, a number of media art events are taking place in Athens. Creativity flourishes amidst difficult social and economic changes. It seems a crucial time of transformation is stimulating creativity and collaboration for the first time in Greece. The many events one can mention include Athens [...]

    4/14/11 • (0)

  • Unveiling the New India

    By Oeendrila Lahiri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 4Humanities International Correspondent At a time when advanced countries such as the US and UK are drastically cutting down on education funds and especially attacking humanities, India seems to have managed to keep itself in the good books of all educationists.Why, even Obama cites it as an [...]

    4/09/11 • (1)