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International conversations from a local perspective.

Global Notes: “Vocables” and the Global Influence of Brazil’s Rhythmic, Wordless Chants

Global Notes: “Vocables” and the Global Influence of Brazil’s Rhythmic, Wordless Chants

The term “non-lexical vocables” was first defined by Christine Knox Chambers in her doctoral thesis “Non-lexical vocables in Scottish…
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Galilee Abdullah
Jun 28, 2018
What To Watch During Historic U.S., North Korea Summit

What To Watch During Historic U.S., North Korea Summit

Based on his comments after last week’s G-7 summit in Canada, President Donald Trump seems to put a lot of stock in first impressions.
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Steve Bynum
Jun 11, 2018
Global Notes: Palenque Records

Global Notes: Palenque Records

In 1996, Lucas Silva, also known as DJ Champeta Man, began Palenque Records, named after the Colombian village of Palenque, which was…
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Galilee Abdullah
Jun 11, 2018
James Clapper Compares Obama Intelligence Era To Trump’s

James Clapper Compares Obama Intelligence Era To Trump’s

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says in his decades of working on the Hill, he’s never lied while testifying.
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Julian Hayda
May 31, 2018
Chicago Group Helps Post Bond For Jailed Muslims During Ramadan

Chicago Group Helps Post Bond For Jailed Muslims During Ramadan

With three weeks left in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a campaign called Believers Bail Out is raising money to help post bond for…
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Julian Hayda
May 31, 2018
Global Notes: The Outlaw Narrative In Jamaican Music

Global Notes: The Outlaw Narrative In Jamaican Music

Jamaica was a slave-operated plantation island for two centuries beginning in around the mid-1600s. The island then became a British colony…
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Galilee Abdullah
May 24, 2018
Chinese Government’s Communist ‘Party Cells’ Spy At U.S. Colleges

Chinese Government’s Communist ‘Party Cells’ Spy At U.S. Colleges

In attempts to tighten ideological control over Chinese citizens studying abroad, the Chinese Communist Party established “Party branches”…
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Anna Waters
May 3, 2018
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