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...Clézio is just one example of a new breed of writers that cannot be tied to one nation??and who make M. Engdahl’s running tally seem especially ludicrous. More and more, the literary world will be confronted with authors writing in multiple languages and combining genres tied to different regions. In order to accommodate emerging literatures and appreciate the global citizen-author, intellectual leaders must indicate a willingness to shrug off literary nationalism and revise their mantra: how about “liberté, égalité, hybridit?...
...violence in Iraq yesterday during a lecture at Harvard Law School. As analysis director for the project, Higonnet called this widespread human rights violation “one of the most revolutionary, interesting and unknown things” in Iraq and said it was a significant aspect of the nation??s past and present struggle. The project, created and funded by the International Human Rights Law Institute at Depaul University, has gathered over 10,000 testimonies from victims, perpetrators and witnesses of sexual violence in Iraq in the last two and a half years, according to Higonnet. Most...
...While the deal does force India to separate its military and civilian nuclear facilities, it requires no limitations on India’s nuclear weapons program. Analysts indicate that there is virtually no way to verify that technology provided for electricity generation is not diverted to the nation??s weapons program. And even if the fuel provided by the international community is not used directly for weapons, fissile material is, to some extent, fungible. As Henry Sokolski, the director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, said, “We are going to be sending, or allowing others...
...students wear uniforms may at first appear ludicrous. Yet that’s precisely what Hartford, Conn. has required of its public school students. While the imposition of uniforms on public school students is often viewed as a limitation on the freedom of expression and the creativity of our nation??s youth, uniforms are in fact intended to help struggling schools and students foster a sense of academic seriousness and help reduce deleterious distractions. In schools plagued by disciplinary issues or student unrest, uniforms will undoubtedly help to generate a sense of self-respect among the students, allowing...
Adams House Master Judith S. Palfrey ’67, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Boston, was named president of the American Academy of Pediatrics late last week. She will serve a three-year term as head of the nation??s largest pediatrics organization in addition to fulfilling her responsibilities as a physician and Harvard professor. To win the position, Palfrey successfully navigated a nine-month-long process that included rigorous interviews and a nation-wide campaign culminating in an election before the 60,000 members of the academy. “Because you?...