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June is Gypsy, Roma, Traveller History Month

Gypsy, Roma, Traveller History Month recognizes the history and celebrates the cultures, traditions, and contributions of Gypsy, Roma and Traveler communities. See a growing list of digital #GRTHM2020 activities here.

¶ Posted 23 June 2020 § Blog § In the News § New Book Releases ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Activism, anthropology, GRTHM, GRTHM2020, Gypsy, migration, Roma, roma activism, romani studies, Romani Studies Series, romanipe, Traveller

Commemorating World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day (June 20) honors those who leave everything behind to escape war, persecution, or terror. This day celebrates the courage and resilience of refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, stateless persons, and returnees, as the plight of those fleeing conflict is often met with overwhelming uncertainty and assault on human rights.

¶ Posted 19 June 2020 § Blog § Events § New Book Releases ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: boat, burma, Cambodia, deportation, east africa, european-turkish, gender studies, genocide studies, Germany, kakuma, karen activism, migration, mobility studies, refugee and migration studies, refugee shelter, refugees, resettlement, rwanda, somalia, thailand, tibet, ubumwe, World Refugee Day

A Proposal for Lasting Solidarity – A Company Message from your Publisher

We wish to share the following message that we sent to our immediate community of authors, contributors, and readers. It is the result of introspective and open conversations at the press on how to join our broader academic community and publishing peers in engaging in considered work that fosters lasting solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. As a close-knit […]

¶ Posted 12 June 2020 § Blog § Get to Know Berghahn ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Black Lives Matter, BLM, community engagement, community outreach, publishing, Publishing Industry

International Day of Action for Women’s Health

May 28 is the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. For over 30 years, women’s rights advocates and allies in the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) movement worldwide have commemorated this day in diverse ways. Visit the campaign’s website for more information and ways to participate. At a time when women’s human […]

¶ Posted 28 May 2020 § Blog § Events § New Book Releases ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: abortion, Childbearing, Fertility, Fertility Reproduction and Sexuality Series, Marriage & Family, medical anthropology, miscarriage, Waithood

A place for sexually variant and gender non-conforming America

On May 17th 1990, the World Health Organization decided to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. 14 years later, the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was established to expose the relentless violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or […]

¶ Posted 17 May 2020 § Blog § Events § Free Chapter § Journals § New Book Releases ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: #IDAHOTB2020, archaeology, bisexual, case studies, gay, Historical Archaeology, lesbian, lgbtq, place, public history, queer, queer preservation, setting, transgender, two spirit

Marcel Mauss, a gift to the social sciences

Marcel Mauss (May 10, 1872—Feb. 10, 1950), celebrated author of The Gift and nephew of Émile Durkheim, was a French sociologist and anthropologist whose contributions include a highly original comparative study of the relation between forms of exchange and social structure. His views on the theory and method of ethnology are thought to have influenced […]

¶ Posted 10 May 2020 § Blog § Events § New Book Releases § New Journal Issues ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: anthropology, Durkheim, Durkheimian Studies, Emile Durkheim, ethnography, ethnology, Marcel Mauss, prayer, sociology

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe

Today marks the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, commemorating the conclusion of World War II. On May 8, 1945, the Allies formally accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, marking the end of the war on the European continent.

¶ Posted 08 May 2020 § Blog § In the News § New Book Releases ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: postwar history, V-E Day, victory day, Victory in Europe, World War II, world war ii history

An Interview with Julie Patricia Johnson

Julie Patricia Johnson is an associate researcher at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of The Candle and the Guillotine: Revolution and Justice in Lyon, 1789–93, published by Berghahn Books. She has presented her research at international conferences and has published work in journals such as French History and Lilith: A Feminist History Journal.

¶ Posted 04 May 2020 § Blog § From Idea to Book § Meet the Author § New Book Releases ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: authors, french history, French Revolution, French Studies, interview with the author, Lyon

Titles for May Day

May Day, also called International Workers’ Day, is observed in many countries on May 1. It commemorates the historic struggles and gains of worker and labor movements worldwide.

¶ Posted 01 May 2020 § Blog § New Book Releases ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Haymarket Riot, labor history, labor studies, May Day, protest, protest series, social movements, social protest

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