Human mortality is an inevitable cause for all human race. Tracing forward the origin of our ends has been an attempt to counter the myth of nothingness, as the philosophical definition of death is still waiting to be defined.
Category: Academic Papers
When we travel or live abroad, we are closely observed by the people in those places, just as we learn from and adapt to their cultures. Over this course of time when we are abroad, we often come across the question: what is home? For 1.5 or second-generation migrants, they are often asked, “where are you from?” or “where are you from, really?”
Turkish politics has been long characterized by centralized government, deep-rooted patriarchal norms, and Islamist-secularist divisions. Despite Islamic women striving for their rights with increasing presence of women in parliament, the question remained unanswered of whether their (in)effective advocacy for women’s empowerment is fostering or impeding the collaboration among Turkish women representatives.
Vietnam war has been one of the most destructive wars in history. Yet, “so much is told about Vietnam, and so little is understood” amid a “skipping over” of the Vietnam War through an organized and strategic forgetting of a war that “went wrong” by America’s self-appointed role as liberators.
“Natto is one notable food in Japanese cuisine. The characteristics of natto are its “rotten” smell and its stickiness; some people dislike Natto because of these characteristics, and my father is not an exception.” Ayari Tanimoto explores the entanglement of food and identity by paying close attention to life of nattos.
Jnifar Gillur Yumi describes current refugee policy in Germany and explores what role differential inclusion plays in society and what hinders the goals of integration projects.
The Polyphony 