the anthology which is full of conspiracy theories, anti-democratic and anti-semitic content was co-edited by sebastian kleinschmidt, well known in germany for having been editor of germany's most prestigious literary journal sinn und form for more than two decades (1991-2013) #germany#antisemitism
this is the first sentence uttered in this video, showcasing a conversation on building bridges, dominance, erasure and living in a world shaped by colonialism featuring itamar even-zohar and harish trivedi
to many, bds (boycott, divestment and sanctions) seems rather obscure > nevertheless, there is one particular field of studies where bds made a drastic impact - and bds did more damage than good
it was about twenty years ago that mona baker, a renowned scholar in translation studies, severed all ties with scholars from israel > this event proved nothing short of a catastrophe, putting the blame for wrongdoings of the israeli government on progressive scholars like gideon toury and itamar even-zohar
mona baker has kept some record of the early correspondence between her and gideon toury, and it's accessible here > it is worth reading, as this correspondence happened at a time when the global south for the very first time took the lead within an academic discipline - translation studies
In the view of author Deborah Feldman, politicians from all parties are instrumentalizing anti-Semitism to incite hatred against Muslims. She fears for social cohesion. She also criticizes Germany's "blind loyalty" to Israel. #germany#islamophobia
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tbf, kbin has plenty of federation issues itself > but i continue to be impressed by kbin's search function which gives insights into both microblogging fedi and the threadiverse #fediverse#kbin
What is there to be surprised about when it comes to authoritarian governments standing together? These are China's allies - why expect them to take a different stance just cause its a #environmental issue?
indian intellectual ranjit hoskoté stepped down¹ as member of the selection committee of germany's most important exhibition of contemporary art documenta amidst a distinctly german discussion, publicly labeling ranjit hoskoté as antisemitic
by and large german media has opted to neglect coverage of cooperation between far-right hindutva politicians from india and far-right zionist politicians from israel > both of them share a peculiar anti-muslim stance which is met with approval from many sections of german society
keeping this in mind, the public rejection of ranjit hoskoté does not come as a surprise >
hoskoté's being vocal about far-right cooperations on international level is not welcome in germany where the political leadership maintains close ties with the far-right governments of both india and israel
Hi all, this is a thread to discuss KBin, including our general thoughts on the platform and features that are missing or not working. I am hoping this will help us determine KBin's long-term viability for ARMY as well as keep each other informed about what might not be working correctly at the time (as this is alpha software...
Kbin Feature Discussion
Hi all, this is a thread to discuss KBin, including our general thoughts on the platform and features that are missing or not working. I am hoping this will help us determine KBin's long-term viability for ARMY as well as keep each other informed about what might not be working correctly at the time (as this is alpha software...