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Global Passport: Your Digital Source for
International Education Information @ UWM

A Publication of UWM's
Center for International Education

November 21, 2005 Established February 12, 2001

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NEWS
PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIP
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS & AWARDS
FEATURED WEB SITES

A publication of UWM's Center for International Education, Global Passport provides up-to-date information on international education programs, opportunities, and resources, including those offered by

All those interested in international education are invited to subscribe. Subscription instructions and general policies are included at the end of each newsletter. Please send your comments and proposed contributions to: rjbeck@uwm.edu. Previous issues of Global Passport may be accessed at: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/GlobalPassport/newsletter.shtml

Accommodation of Persons with Special Needs
For all UWM Programs: If you have special needs that require assistance, please notify the program organizer(s) in writing or by phone, reasonably in advance of the scheduled program(s). A two-week notification is suggested.

Support the CIE
With a gift to the Center for International Education, you can help support internationally oriented research and public programming. Your unrestricted gift allows the Director to launch special initiatives among the Center's programs. Please make your check payable to the UWM Foundation, with the "Center for International Education" on the memo line, and mail to:

Center for International Education
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Open Doors 2005
On Monday, November 14, 2005 the Institute of International Education released the findings from Open Doors 2005, the annual report on student mobility. IIE, together with the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which funds this research, held a press briefing on Open Doors 2005 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on the morning of November 14, to kick of the celebration of International Education Week.

The new Open Doors data, as well as press releases, highlights of the new data, and background information are now available at http://opendoors.iienetwork.org.

Among the more interesting findings: "U.S. Study Abroad Increases by 9.6%, Continues Record Growth: More interest in non-traditional destinations; study abroad in China up by 90%, exceeding pre-SARS levels". This strong increase builds on the previous year's 8.5% increase, and brings the total number of U.S. students abroad to a record 191,321. Since the academic year 2000/01 (pre-9/11), the number of U.S. students studying abroad has gone up by almost 20%. Despite these large increases, IIE President Allan Goodman says, "To encourage more U.S. students to strengthen their language and intercultural skills, as well as their ability to collaborate across borders, business leaders need to demonstrate the economic value of study abroad by rewarding international experience in their hiring and advancement practices."

Lincoln Commission on Study Abroad Report
On Tuesday, November 15, The Abraham Lincoln Commission on Study Abroad Report: Global Competence and National Needs was released at the NASULGC meeting. Copies may be downloaded from: http://www.lincolncommission.org. The report, subtitled One Million Americans Studying Abroad, provides an action plan with six recommendations to reach and sustain the goal of 1 million students studying abroad on an annual basis.

Students are to receive at least 88% of the funding. A new national direct grant program is called for with diversity of students, institutions and destinations considered defining criteria. Community colleges, minority serving institutions and low income, first generation college students are key population groups desired in new and expanded programs which will vary in term and credits earned. Minimum credit and demanding quality control should characterize awards made under the new federal program. Funding is initially recommended at $50 million, growing to $125 million on an annual basis. This would provide for a "tipping point" of sustained growth in study abroad programs. Current growth at 9.7 % would provide 640,000 students on study abroad in 10 years. Adding $50 million new federal dollars in FY 2007 and various incentives for growth to institutions and consortia engaged in study abroad could boost the current rate of growth such that more than 1 million students would be studying abroad in just 10 years. Support for current programs and those campuses with extensive programs would continue, as would outreach to private sector supporters.

Global Media Journal
The first issue of Global Media Journal, devoted to exploring the world of communication, was launched online in fall of 2002. Since then, this groundbreaking publication has steadily and firmly established itself as a journal to address diverse interests of students, teachers, scholars, researchers, and institutions engaged in international activities, particularly communication.

Global Media Journal [http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/gmj/] publishes works that assess existing media structures and practices, such as global media concentration, globalization of TV genres, global media and consumer culture, the role of media in democratic governance and global justice, propaganda, media reception and cultural practice, commercialization of news, new media technologies, media regulations, regional media, alternative media, and other timely issues.

Outstanding Features of Global Media Journal:

Has established Arabic, English, Chinese (in print format), Indian, Spanish, and Mediterranean Editions.
Will soon have African, Australian, Indian, Turkish, and other editions.
Is advised by an editorial board of prominent International Communication scholars from throughout the world.
Publishes refereed papers, invited papers, and book reviews.
Offers an opportunity to graduate students to publish their work.
Publishes commentaries about issues pertaining to media and globalization.
Facilitates exchange of information and ideas through its “Dialogue” section.

Frequency: Global Media Journal is published bi-annually (spring and fall), each issue focuses on a particular theme, topic, or region of the world.

Subscription: Since its inauguration, Global Media Journal has been available to interested individuals for free (open access).

Sponsorship: Global Media Journal is hosted by the Department of Communication and Creative Arts at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, USA and its various editions are sponsored by major universities throughout the world.

Asian Film Series/Discussion Group Continues
Thursdays at 7pm in Garland Hall 104

The Center for International Education hosts a weekly Asian Film screening in Garland Hall. Free tea and snacks accompany every film, and a discussion is held afterward. For more information about upcoming films, or to receive emails about upcoming films please email Ryan Kane at equinox21sys@yahoo.com.

Content and Strategies for Teaching About the Arab World and Islam
Saturday, December 3, 2005
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Niagara Rooms, University Union (Register by November 28, 2005)

An enriching educational experience designed for pre-and in-service teachers and all others with international interests.

Workshop, 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. featuring:

Middle East luncheon and refreshments, music, images and artifacts of the Middle East.
Audrey Shabbas, nationally known expert sponsored by the Middle EastPolicy Council, with over twenty-two years of experience in teaching, curriculum development, and programs about the Middle East, the Arab world, and Islam. Note: while designed primarily for educators, this workshop is open and useful to a general public audience, all those with interests in global issues and international understanding.
The popular Arab World Notebook, developed by Arab World and Islamic Resources - hundreds of pages on Muslims worldwide, Jerusalem, colonial legacy, the U.S. & the Arab world, oil, the question of Palestine, and duplicate masters including essays, readings, lesson plans, and other resources.
Additional resources and information provided by the UWGB Office of International Projects, including materials from organizations across the country.

Evening Banquet (cuisine of the Middle East), 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. featuring:

Dr. Ibtesam Al-Atiyat, Visiting Fulbright Scholar-In-Residence from Jordan. Dr. Al-Atiyat is a program officer at the Jordanian National Commission for Women and an instructor at Balqa Applied University. She will speak on the topic of women's issues and social change in Jordan and across the Middle East.
Interaction with officials and members of the Fox Valley Islamic Society (pending), to include a discussion of Arab American issues and possible activities and resources for schools.
Special materials from national and multinational organizations on topics addressed by the speaker and at the workshop.

Bonus feature for all participants:
March 15, 2006 - an exclusive conversation with Asra Nomani, for December 3 participants only.
Ms. Nomani is a Wall Street Journal reporter and the author of Standing Alone in Mecca, asserting views on the role of women in Islam. Her visit to Green Bay is part of a series at the Weidner Center.

Sponsored by the International Projects Office, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay; Arab World and Islamic Resources; the Middle East Policy Council; the Fox Valley Islamic Society; and Wisconsin Public Radio.

*Corresponds with Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure, # 1, 4, 7, 10; Administrator Development and Licensure, # 3, 5, 7; and with some standards of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). A good portfolio builder for pre-service educators.

For more information: (920) 465-5145 or global@uwgb.edu

Directions and maps:
http://www.uwgb.edu/maps

The International Conference on the Arts in Society
The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, August 15-18, 2006
http://www.Arts-Conference.com

To be held in conjunction with the Edinburgh International Arts Festivals, the conference will include leading artists, arts practitioners and theorists through paper presentations, workshops and colloquia. The conference venue, the University of Edinburgh, is located near the heart of the various Edinburgh Festival activities.

I would particularly like to invite you to respond to the conference call for papers and presentations. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication before or after the conference in the refereed International Journal of the Arts in Society, a new journal commencing publication in 2006. If you are unable to attend the conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for review and possible publication in the journal, and provide you with access to the electronic version of the conference proceedings.

Full details of the conference, including an online call for presentations form, are to be found at the conference website. We encourage innovative presentation formats as well as academic papers. The first call for proposals (a title and short abstract) closes on November 30, 2005.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and hope you will be able to join us in Edinburgh in 2006.

The Joys and Challenges of International Business Careers: 2005 Career Seminar for Students and Educators
Thursday, December 1, 2005 3:30pm-5:30pm at the Milwaukee Athletic Club, 758 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, WI

This program will provide an afternoon of career awareness, fact finding and experience sharing. Attendants will hear about:

Intercultural experiences
How to get involved in international business
The skills employers look for in an employee
Different types of international career opportunities

Seminar is free to students, to register please contact Michelle at MWTA (414) 287-4100. Optional dinner to follow: $12.50. Sponsored by the Milwaukee World Trade Association.

UWM Theater Performance of Nickel and Dimed
Catherine Barry and David O'Sullivan, two young Dublin actors from the Ballymun community, traveled to Wisconsin in October to take part in the exciting new performance program at UWM Theater Department in cooperation with the Center for Celtic Studies. Their training involves taking part in the upcoming production of Nickel and Dimed, Tony award winning Joan Holden’s adaptation of Barbara Ehrenriech’s New York Times bestseller book Nickel and Dimed.

The play takes a hard, and often hilarious, look at the myth that all it takes to make it in America is a little hard work. It’s portrayal of the lives of people working and living on minimum wage is as sharp as it is human and universal.

In January, this production will have it’s Irish premier in Dublin at the Axis Arts Center in Ballymun. This truly remarkable transatlantic exchange is part of our continuing mission of connecting Wisconsin with Ireland.

You can support this worthwhile project by attending the show. Nickel and Dimed will be performed evenings at 7:30 starting Wednesday, December 7 and runs through December 11 with a 2:00 matinee on Sunday.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors. Reserve your tickets at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Box office at 414-229-4308

For further information on these events, contact the Center for Celtic Studies at 229-6520.

International Focus
Viewers are invited to tune in Sundays at 5 p.m. to Channel 36, WMVT, for the International Focus series hosted by Rob Ricigliano, Director of the Institute of World Affairs. The upcoming schedule will tentatively feature:

November 27 -- US-Arab Commercial Relations: Reem Al Hashimy, United Arab Emirates Trade Attaché
December 4 -- World Affairs Roundup

A Children’s Holiday Festival: Stories, Songs & Traditions from around the World
Saturday, December 3, 2005
10am-12pm
Union Ballroom

Come enjoy festive main stage acts and various holiday activities-ornament making, cookie decorating, face painting and more.

Advance tickets available at the UWM Bookstore: $4.50-children, $5.50-UWM campus community, $6.50-general public

For more information please contact Sociocultural Programming at: 414-229-3111.

2006 Institute on the Study of Japan: National Faculty Development Institute
Each year AASCU sponsors an intensive on-month National Faculty Development Institute on “Incorporating Japanese Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum.” The Institute is open to full-time faculty and administrators at AASCU member institutions who have the potential to impact undergraduate education and have no prior training or professional experience in Japanese studies. This year, the Institute will take place at San Diego Sate University from June 1-23, 2006.

The Institute provides a $5,500 Sasakawa Fellowship for each participant selected. The Fellowship includes the administrative and academic costs of the Institute and campus housing. Fellows receive up to $600 for transportation and an $800 stipend for meals and other expenses. Participants must be nominated by their President or Chancellor, and institutions whose faculty are accepted for the fellowship pay a partial tuition of $500. The deadline for applications is December 12, 2005. The Fellowships and Institute are made possible by a generous endowment from the Nippon Foundation and they are managed by AASCU. San Diego State University provides the academic program and the facilities.

Information and application materials are available at http://www.aascu.org/programs/jsi. Individuals who would like additional information can contact Patricia Fesci by telephone at 202.478.4668 or by e-mail at fesci@aascu.org.

The Second International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society
Hyderabad, India, December 12-15, 2005

Following the success of the inaugural International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society held at the University of California Berkeley, USA, we are pleased to announce the second conference, to be held in one of the emerging IT centres of the world, Hyderabad.

The conference will take a broad and cross-disciplinary approach to technology in society. With a particular focus on digital information and communications technologies, the conference will address: human usability, technologies for citizenship and community participation, and learning technologies. Participants will include researchers, teachers and practitioners whose interests are either technical or humanistic, or whose work crosses over between the applied technological and social sciences.

The conference features an impressive line up of international main speakers, including Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan, COO, Co-founder and Member of Board, Infosys Technologies Ltd, and Genevieve Bell, Senior Researcher, Intel Research. The conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations.

We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the conference call for papers. The conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations. Papers submitted by participants will be fully peer-refereed and published in print and electronic formats in the International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society. If you are unable to attend the conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the conference proceedings. Proposals are reviewed within four weeks of submission.

Full details of the conference, including an online call for papers form, are to be found at the conference website: http://www.Technology-Conference.com.

ED-MEDIA 2006
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
June 26-30, 2006 -- Orlando, Florida

LLI Institutes
Student applications are now being accepted for the Summer 2006 “Live. Learn. Intern.” Institutes in Washington, DC!

We invite you to nominate outstanding students by clicking on this link http://www.dcinternships.org/nominate/prof. We award over $500,000 in scholarship funding annually and preference is given to nominated students.

Sponsored by The Fund for American Studies in partnership with Georgetown University, these dynamic programs combine rigorous coursework for academic credit with substantive internships, career development activities, site briefings, and lectures led by prominent policy experts.

Internships – Competitive placements with top sites in DC
Classes – Up to 9 transferable credits from Georgetown University
Housing – Furnished on-campus apartments in the heart of DC
Scholarships – Over half of all students receive full or partial funding
Networking – Numerous opportunities for professional growth
Leadership Development - Leadership and career building activities
Site Briefings – Students hear from national leaders at places such as The White House, State Department, House of Representatives, and the Federal Reserve.

Four eight-week programs are offered in the following subject areas:

Politics and Economics
Journalism
Business and Government Affairs
Nonprofit and Community Service

Professors and advisors have proven to be our most valuable resource in recruiting exceptional applicants. Please encourage your students to apply by completing an online application found at our website http://www.dcinternships.org.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until March 31, 2006. Students completing their application by the Early Deadline of January 15, 2006 will receive a 5% discount on their tuition balance.

Should you have any questions about the programs, please feel free to contact Mary Connell at mconnell@tfas.org or 1-800-741-6964.

Call for Papers/Abstracts/Submissions: 5th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences
May 31 - June 3, 2006 Waikiki Beach Marriott Hotel, Honolulu Hawaii, USA
Submission Deadline: January 24, 2006

Sponsored by:
East West Council for Education
Asia-Pacific Research Institute of Peking University
University of Louisville - Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods

Web address: http://www.hicsocial.org
Email address: social@hicsocial.org

The 5th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences will be held from May 31 (Wednesday) to June 3 (Saturday), 2006 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference will provide many opportunities for academicians and professionals from social science related fields to interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines.

Topic Areas (All Areas of Social Sciences are Invited):

Anthropology
Area Studies (African, American, Asian, European, Hispanic, Islamic, Jewish, Middle Eastern, Russian, Women's and all other cultural and ethnic studies)
Communication
Economics
Education
Energy Alternatives
Ethnic Studies/International Studies
Geography
History
International Relations
Journalism
New Urbanism
Political Science
Preservation and Green Urbanism
Psychology
Public Administration
Social Work
Sociology
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods
Urban and Regional Planning
Women’s studies
Other Areas of Social Science
Cross-disciplinary areas of the above related to each other or other areas.

The Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences encourages the following types of papers/abstracts/submissions for any of the listed areas:

Research Papers - Completed papers.
Abstracts - Abstracts of completed or proposed research.
Student Papers - Research by students.
Work-in-Progress Reports or Proposals for future projects.
Reports on issues related to teaching.

For detailed information about submissions see:
http://www.hicsocial.org/cfp_ss.htm

Call for Contributions to Sarai Reader 06: Turbulence
Sarai, (http://www.sarai.net) an interdisciplinary research and practice programme at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, invites contributions to Sarai Reader 06: Turbulence.

We also invite proposals to initiate and moderate discussions on the themes of the Sarai Reader 06 on the Reader List (http://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/reader-list) with a view to the moderator(s) editing the transcripts of these discussions for publication in Sarai Reader 06.

This year, the Sarai Reader has been invited to participate in the 'Journal of Journals' magazine project of Documenta 12:

See http://www.documenta12.de/documenta12/english/magazine.htm).

Content from Sarai Reader 06 will be selected by the Sarai editorial collective to be published online on the Documenta 12 Magazine webpage.

The Sarai Reader is an annual publication produced by Sarai/CSDS (Delhi). The contents of the Sarai Readers are available for free download from the Sarai website:

http://www.sarai.net/journal/journal.htm

Previous Readers have included: 'The Public Domain', 2001; 'The Cities of Everyday Life', 2002; 'Shaping Technologies', 2003; 'Crisis/Media', 2004; and 'Bare Acts', 2005.

The Sarai Reader series aims at bringing together original, thoughtful, critical, reflective, well-researched and provocative texts and essays by theorists, practitioners and activists, grouped under a core theme that expresses the interests of the Sarai in issues that relate media, information and society in the contemporary world. The Sarai Readers have a wide international readership.

“Peace Profiles” Sought
Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice seeks “Peace Profiles” for its subsequent issues. In each of quarterly issues, PR runs a “Peace Profile,” which describes the peace or human rights work of an individual or group. The review seeks more of these profiles, in essays of between 2500-3500 words. The individual or group profiled may be historical or contemporary. Very well known figures might have already been profiled. Hence, PR is more interested in lesser known but still significant individuals and organizations. “Peace Profiles” may be submitted at any time, although writer deadlines are generally in mid-October, mid-January, mid-April, and mid-July.

Please consult Submission Guidelines at: http://www.usfca.edu/peacereview/guidelines.htm

Please send “Peace Profiles” to Robert Elias (Editor) or Kerry Donoghue (Managing Editor) at eliasr@usfca.edu, peacereview@usfca.edu or:

Peace Review
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080

Featured Web Sites
From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/

Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?c=chartres&page=index
The Cathedral of Chartres, located some 50 miles outside of Paris, is considered one of the most important cultural landmarks in France, and even Europe. In 2004, Professor Alison Stones of the University of Pittsburgh began to create an online collection of visual materials documenting this imposing structure. Working with some of her students and colleagues, this project was supported by the University’s Digital Research Library and is now available to the web-browsing public. The breadth and depth of the collection’s 3100 items is impressive, as it includes everything from seventeen century vistas of the city of Chartres to architectural drawings of interior features of the cathedral, such as the nave. A search engine provided on the site allows visitors to search for items by name, description, type of material, or photographer

The Megiddo Expedition
http://www.tau.ac.il/humanities/archaeology/megiddo/
Located at a site that is of immense historical importance, the excavations at Megiddo in Israel have drawn researchers and archaeologists for over one hundred years. In the ancient world, Megiddo was a nexus of what may be termed “international” trade, as caravans of merchants came through from as far as Asia and Africa. Of course, there are a number of other reasons the site is tremendously important, including the fact that the Egyptians first began their empire-building ways when in the 15th century BCE they moved to conquer Canaan here. This site, developed by Tel Aviv University, allows visitors to explore a virtual recreation of this ancient site and to learn about the work of previous excavation on the site which have provided new insights into the Bronze Age. Interested parties may also want to read the current and back issues of their newsletter, “Revelations”, and learn about how they may join an upcoming excavation on the site.

World Agricultural Information Centre Portal
http://www.fao.org/waicent/
Disseminating information about any subject to a broad range of constituents and concerned parties and organizations can be a formidable task, no matter what the medium might be. This website is designed to achieve just that goal for agriculture, and it has a mandate from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The World Agricultural Information Centre (WAICENT) is designed to provide a framework for disseminating agricultural information. In many ways functions as a portal, collecting links to relevant websites and documents through a series of topical and subtopical headings. Given the sheer amount of material here, visitors will take comfort to learn that the site’s homepage features a “Highlights” section that draws their attention to new additions, such as the FAO Tsunami Portal. Additionally, visitors can take advantage of a sophisticated search engine offered here, or just browse around through such topics as agroindustry and forest management.

Pandemic Flu
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
With the recent rise in flu outbreaks both across the United States and the rest of the world, the United States government has developed a broad range of strategies for keeping citizens up to date on the current status of these developments. The Pandemic Flu website is the official US government website for information on the subject (along with coverage of avian influenza) and should be of interest both to the general public and to those working in the fields of public health and policy. First-time visitors may want to begin by looking through the general information area on the homepage. Here they will find answers to basic questions as “What is an influenza pandemic?” and also be able to peruse materials about avian flu and vaccines and medications designed to treat both conditions. Most visitors will also want to learn about the official national strategy designed to both prepare and respond to an influenza pandemic. This document is available from the site’s homepage in its entirety, as is information about what agencies (nationally and internationally) are monitoring outbreaks of these diseases.

Antique Maps of Iceland
http://kort.bok.hi.is/
Iceland is a nation with a long and rather unique history, and it is worth noting that it has also been thoroughly mapped and examined by cartographers, explorers, and other such types over the past millennium or so. Fortunately, the Nordic Digital Library Center and the National and University Library of Iceland have joined forces to create this digital archive of all maps of Iceland from before 1900. Visitors who would like some explanation of these materials can seek out a short historical essay on the maps by author Haraldur Sigurosson. The maps themselves are divided up chronologically, headed by explanatory titles, such as “The first maps of Iceland” and “The coastal survey of 1776-1777”. Each map is accompanied by a short passage of text that explains the origins of each map, along with offering information about how each map fits into an emerging sensibility of Iceland’s location in relation to other landforms. Finally, the site is available in both Icelandic and English.

Roll Back Malaria Partnership
http://www.rbm.who.int/cgi-bin/rbm/rbmportal/custom/rbm/home.do
With all the attention paid to a wide range of diseases that affect various populations around the world, some may still be surprised to learn that relatively little money is spent researching malaria. Bill Gates recently gave $258 million to help research this disease, and in doing so, his efforts will complement the fine work being done through the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM), which is an initiative of the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the World Bank. The site is divided into four primary areas, including a publications section and information about events sponsored by the initiative. Visitors unfamiliar with the disease may want to peruse the FAQ section, as it answers some basic queries, such as “How is it transmitted?” and “How can Malaria be controlled?”. One key document that has recently been released to the site is the Roll Back Malaria Global Strategic Plan, which is available in English and French. Finally, the site also has an audio and video archive which includes a number of public service announcements and video clips that detail some of the RBM’s primary activities.

Red Color-News Soldier
http://red-colornewssoldier.com/
The world is a richer place for the efforts of those who have sought to document the various social and cultural transformations that have taken place around the globe during the twentieth century. One must only think of A.J. Liebling’s dispatches from Europe during the World War II or Robert Capa’s images of the Spanish Civil War to be reminded of the importance of such materials. This website pays homage to the work of another such dedicated individual, Li Zhengsheng, who took it upon himself to document the Cultural Revolution in China through photographs. This fine online exhibit includes some of the thousands of images Zhengsheng took from 1964 to 1976. The contents are divided into five chronological sections, such as “Revolution is Not a Dinner Party”. Within each section, visitors can view a number of images, including photographs of peasant women at work on an irrigation project and a gathering of Communist party officials who met to mourn the death of Chairman Mao.

Frontline: The Torture Question
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/torture/
Experts and pundits continue to debate the myriad of strategies deployed by the United States in the effort to combat terrorism around the world and internally. The Frontline program on PBS has created this website to complement a special edition of their show. This show focused on the question of whether torture is a viable way to obtain effective results in combating terrorism. Visitors can dive right in by watching the program in its entirety, or they may also wish to visit one of the sections providing supplementary information. One particularly compelling area is the section that provides information on how the current administration of President George W. Bush has created a protocol for conducting such investigations. Another very useful section is titled “Behind the Wire” and offers visitors an inside look into the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Perhaps the most moving and intense portion of the site is the discussion section, where visitors can leave feedback and read the impassioned opinions of others who have seen the program.

Black Europeans
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/blackeuro/homepage.html
The British Library has been producing quality online features for close to a decade now, and this latest offering is worth a close look. This particular feature offers some insights and commentary on five prominent black Europeans. It may even come as a surprise to some visitors that several of the individuals profiled were black, such as Alexandre Dumas, the celebrated author of The Three Musketeers. These profiles are supplemented with essays by Dr. Mike Phillips, a writer, scholar, and journalist. The essays are accompanied by a series of images, including engravings, portraits, and illustrations. Visitors may also want to view and print out extended versions of Phillips’ essays, which are available here in the pdf format.

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