#Traditions

Michael Erard

michaelerard

Writing advice in most books are like fingernails on chalkboards to me. A batch of te-rendered juicy bits from Williams, Strunk & White, & Zinsser. 1) They usually don’t acknowledge

scientism

mr_scientism

Basic liberal concepts like pluralism, multiculturalism, and democracy are best seen as cultural displays rather than political commitments. They are essentially ritualistic. But liberal ‘universalism’ is not therefore just a

AfrikanNet

afrikanNet

More than 500 Somali girls have returned from Saudi Arabia after enduring many years of abuse including sexual and violence as well as held against their will.Many of them cried

ગૌબ્રાહ્મણપ્રતિપાલક

Rohits_17

Indian Knowledge Systems and how they have been suppressed and appropriated by the west. Knowledge systems were destroyed by Islamic invasions and they were distorted and even appropriated by the

k'eguro

keguro_

I keep going on and on about colonial systems of discipline and punishment because that is LITERALLY what is in our law books.Look at the dates most laws punishing Kenyans

David Bisset

dimensionmedia

In my opinion (and mine alone, with no inside or secret knowledge) the time for WordCamps based by city and region (at this time) should be put on ice.That’s not

Chemnitz 2: Electric Lutheroo

thatjesusnerd

Lutheranism and ecumenical discussion: an explanation.Not to sound like an Eastern Orthodox apologist, but the western church often sees individuals afflicted with something I like to call lawyer brain. Lawyer

EJ Watson

ejwatson

Some thoughts on the three “temples” of Mormonism and how I’m managing to reconcile my commitment to the Latter-day Saint spiritual path with my inability to take part in the

Amrit Nangla

amritnangla

Mainstreamed/Bilingual Deafies in US and the rest, for the love of --, if I see...*deep sighs* I will make a video about this. I'm saddened seeing those Deafies being told

Risk Manager(Banks,Asset Management,Insurance)

SAH16928046

The Aristocracy - Survival of the Fittest https://youtu.be/edcWvZCXkYw via @YouTube Actually, this documentary has set my mind into commotion and took me back into those years when the New #Labour

Sam Hirst

Samuel_J_Hirst

Question (in thread form) about race and Orientalism in the USSR: At the recent #aseees2019 conference, I was struck by the audience's laughter. For example, an art historian pointed out

Shashi Kumar

iShashiShekhar

Palaghar incident where mob lynched 2 Sadhus r very disturbing. This horrific incident teaches us a lesson alsoThis hasn’t happened for d 1st time but we can stop this to

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carolannjaneee

no, not all leftists should be vegans. a lot of leftists are Indigenous and some of us have strong traditions and cultures that are centered around eating meat. you're not

Zack Furness

punkademic

The normalization of using "content" as a catchall term for anything that's publishable online is not only profoundly lazy, it's also pernicious language that embodies a specific market logic the

Saint (S.T.) Gibson

s_t_gibson

As the “Easter is pagan” discourse rides once again I remind you that the entire history of Christianity is one of inculturation and adaptation to local worldviews+practices. That doesn’t undercut

Kate Harvey

harveygothick

Next we have @hm_nde (also follow @AfroMythHub for fantastic threads!) looking at The Gothic in Tradional African Folklore (and I am personally so excited for this paper!!)#OGOMCon2021 #GothicFairies 'Gothic' themes