From the Field – Reading Bones in an Ancient City: My Time at the Albright by PhD student, Alexander Dorr
From the Field — Reading Bones in an Ancient City: My Time at the Albright By Alexander Dorr, PhD Student, Boston University I arrived at the Albright as rain drizzled over the cobbled sidewalks of East Jerusalem. As I meandered from the trolley station with my suitcases, I noted the rows of shops lining Salah […]
From the Field – Speaking in Code: Youth Poetry and the Politics of Possibility in Urban Uganda by PhD candidate, Sarah Lewinger
From the Field — Speaking in Code: Youth Poetry and the Politics of Possibility in Urban Uganda By Sarah Lewinger, PhD Candidate, Boston University I came to Kampala, Uganda for the first time in 2018 to study the effects of abstinence-only education and how the transnational evangelical lobby has influenced Ugandan politics. During my preliminary […]
From the Field – The Loud, Rowdy Rainforest and its Many Surprises by PhD student, Frank Short
From the Field: The Loud, Rowdy Rainforest and its Many Surprises By Frank Short, PhD Student, Boston University Despite common misconceptions, the rainforest is in some ways more like a city than a tranquil escape. The rainforest is crowded, loud, and busy. Only the rain provides respite from the commotion, with all animals reluctantly falling […]