Kenyan torture victims seek compensation
The BBC Newshour today had a story featuring a torture victim from Kenya seeking compensation for his castration, alongside other now elderly victims of colonial torture. The report also featured[…]
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A day in the life of a Somalian
TheStory, a program produced by American Public Media, has an ongoing series called Messages From Mogadishu. The series features a young English teacher in Mogadishu, known to the program as[…]
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Structural violence in popular music
The other day I came across a jazz/brass band performance of Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing in the name of”, and I found myself pondering the popularity of a group[…]
Womb to Tomb
Since I’m on a Bezruchka kick lately, I figured I’d post my thoughts on Womb to Tomb. I read much faster than most people speak, so I was happy to[…]
Damaged Care
*A transcript of this talk can be found here, or the mp3 can be purchased at this link. Stephen Bezruchka opens his talk with an analogy about a town on[…]
Messages From Mogadishu
TheStory, a program produced by American Public Media, has an ongoing series called Messages From Mogadishu. The series features a young English teacher in Mogadishu, known to the program as[…]
War and Global Health Conference
If you’re interested in Conflict Health or Global Health, and you’re in Seattle, you ought to be at the Western Regional International Health Conference. The theme this year is War[…]