Traditionally, diaspora communities have been understood to be pariah communities, and most work on diasporas has focused on specific groups such as the Jewish or African Diaspora. This book is uniqu
Sociology has long had approaches to describing the ways in which social memory is enacted through ritual, language, art, architecture, and institutions—phenomena whose persistence over time and capac
Linguists from a number of sub-disciplines explore the nature of referential hierarchies, their empirical foundation and validity, and the ways in which they can be incorporated into theoretical accou
"Elmgreen & Dragset: Performances 1995-2011" showcases 43 performances and live works by Danish-Norwegian artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, marking the first time the artists' practice is conside
Babaie (Islamic art history, U. of Michigan), Kathryn Babayan (Iranian history and culture, U. of Michican), Ina Baghdiantz-McCabe (Armenian history, Tufts U.), and Massumeh Farhad (curator of Islamic
