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Education professor writes book on Middle East

In a new book, University of Missouri–St. Louis examines the influence education has on establishing a strong democratic country. Judith Cochran, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Tutorial Education...

Scholar to discuss right-wing activism in Japan

Right-wing activism in contemporary Japan is characterized by confrontational politics, motivated by religious zeal and steeped in underworld criminality, according to sociocultural anthropologist Nathaniel M. Smith. Smith, a doctoral student...

Historian to discuss creation of modern Ireland

From the civil war to the pastel-painted towns of today, tourism has played an essential part in the creation of modern Ireland. Following the end of conflict, energetic developers both...

Political scientist to discuss book on recent US wars

Over the last 10 years, United States armed forces have fought in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. These conflicts continue to be in the name of ending terrorism, but many Americans...

Anthropologist co-edits book that explores different forms of Japanese etiquette

University of Missouri–St. Louis anthropologist Laura Miller co-edited the book “Manners and Mischief: Gender, Power and Etiquette in Japan.” Despite its title, this is not a traditional book of etiquette, said...

UMSL lecture to explore Japan, media

“Post 3/11 Japan and Contemporary Media,” a lecture about Japanese culture and the idea that we can learn about social change by considering the dynamics of popular culture, will be...