UNESCO Chair Steven Shankman’s Work in India

UNESCO Chair Steven Shankman’s Work in India

by | Jun 1, 2015 | Events

As UNESCO Chair in Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace, I helped establish a new research committee of the International Comparative Literature Association on ethics, religion, and literature. The Comparative Literature Association of India...
UNESCO Chair Steven Shankman’s Work in India

Azerbaijan not as free as its leader proclaims

by | Jun 1, 2015 | Stories

I recently flew to Azerbaijan — the country wedged between Russia and Iran — as a researcher with the University of Oregon-UNESCO Crossings Institute, which examines issues related to reporting on conflict and intercultural dialogue. I found that once-disparate...
UNESCO Chair Steven Shankman’s Work in India

The danger of uncritical nostalgia

by | May 18, 2015 | Stories

Recalling those good old days — whenever they may have been — is human nature. I work with young University of Oregon journalism students who speak with nostalgic glee about coming home from kindergarten to watch Steve Irwin’s adventures on “The Crocodile...