Beth Rubin answering on the power of language - known by educational authorities. After the 36 year Guatemalan civil war, there was a commitment to teach indigenous languages with difficult implementation. New question for indigenous groups: which language should to learn?

If you want to hear me and Paula Larsson talk for A WHOLE HOUR about @un-oxford.bsky.social here's a great #nakedhumanity podcast by Stefani Ruper. No time for chit-chat, we discuss in depth the importance of historical awareness, our role as scholars, and why this feels uncomfortable. 🎧

You thought 2018 was the Year of the Woman? Wait until you see the BEST #feminist moments of 2019. It will make you smile, laugh and feel PROUD of all the women owning their voice, rewriting history and embracing their power. Bring on 2020 ✊✊🏽✊🏾 x.com/the_female_lea…

We took a leap (day) across the Atlantic and got a travel feature in the The Washington Post! 🇺🇸 Many thanks to journalist Tiffany Cassidy for a very detailed piece!📰 washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/trav…

Great thread Zaiba Patel one thing I would recommend is bell hooks this quote echoes your sentiment “learning is a place where paradise can be created. The classroom with all its limitations remains the location of possibility.” It involves necessary emotional & intellectual labour

2020-21: year of the mainstream media crash course in social reproduction theory. nytimes.com/2021/02/17/mag…

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We are so excited about the online part of the CES conference next week. Check out all the exciting gender and sexuality research that is being presented! Full programme and joining info here - ces-columbia.secure-platform.com/a/organization…

#CESconf Looking forward to our panel.

Honored to chair an excellent panel at Council for European Studies Conference: Albanian Democracy at the Intersection of Linguistics, Political Studies, Education and European Union. My paper: Applying a Gender Lens to Democratic Citizenship Curriculum in Albania #cesconference

Visual Cultures in Southeast Europe: Globalisation, Gender, Power, and Resistance. My presentation was entitled: What the Pictures Tried to Show: Exploring Women’s Images on Magazine Covers during Communist Albania.

As a billionaire takes £250 million of taxpayer money during a national crisis of poverty and hunger to throw himself a hat wearing party, remember the same ideology that claims some people are born kings and others subjects also says some are born masters and others slaves.

I had a great discussion with students of Elbasan Uni. Academia &youth need to play in EU accession by promoting critical thinking &accountability. We talked about the EU’s unity in diversity and the misunderstanding that EU accession is just translating EU laws.

Another stop of our MATRA project Cluster 1 Albania engaging in open discussions with Elbasan University students. Inspired by their critical thinking and enthusiasm to contribute on 🇦🇱’s EU integration process. 🙏 CSDG - Center for Study of Democracy & Governance Albanian Helsinki Committee ISP_Institute Erida Skendaj Eriada Çela

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Gender Datathon Day 1 #GenderDatathon #WomenCount

Wrapping up the Cluster 1 Albania month, I visited Elbasan Uni to meet with students and academics to discuss the EU Gender Strategy. Women's leadership is crucial. When their voices are heard and experiences are recognized, societies can unlock their full potential.