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Dear friends, Wired offers us how to be culturally literate in 2016… Meanwhile, “UC Berkeley issues first-ever university transparency report- Literati roundup…

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What You Need to Know to Be Culturally Literate in 2016 Wired Top Stories by Robert Capps Here’s a cheat sheet of everything you need to know to understand what’s happening in science, culture, security, business, and design. Feel free to take notes. UC Berkeley issues first-ever university transparency report Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow April writes, … Read more

Literati roundup: R.I.P. Ulrich Beck…. “Smithsonian galleries release massive Asian art collection online for non-commercial use…

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Ulrich Beck – an appreciation open Democracy News Analysis – by Robin Wilson   openSecurity editor Robin Wilson reflects on the work of German intellectual – and frequent openDemocracy contributor – Ulrich Beck, who sadly passed away on 1 January. Ulrich Beck (1944-2015). Wikimedia commons. Public domain. Huge trove of Smithsonian art digitized; over 40,000 works  kottke.org by Jason … Read more

Journalism roundup: “How to be literate in what’s changing journalism..Russia’s new global news agency: Sputnik

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How to be literate in what’s changing journalism Pressthink – Follow JR – Nov 9 – For each, they should understand: What it means, why it’s important, and where things are going with it. I’ve added a link or two to help get you started. And I’m happy to receive your comments about what’s missing … Read more

Anthropology roundup: “Tons of newly published open anthropology…

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Introduction to Anthropology, Culture by Islamic Thinkers Iran Book News Agency Mohammad Heidaypour and Mahmoud Azimi Rasta have jointly compiled a new book in assessment of the views by Islamic and Iranian thinkers onanthropology and culture. IBNA: Arranged in three major parts, the book delves into the nature, generalities Tons of newly published open anthropology When … Read more

an interview with David Harvey… Academies of hatred… A literati roundup…

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Preoccupying: an interview with David Harvey David Harvey highlights the importance of challenging the state and addresses the everchanging ideal of the city and the social groups that sustain and contest it. Academies of hatred A series of public events in Wroc?aw, Poland?s European Capital of Culture in 2016, have been disrupted by radicals. Those … Read more

Summer reading reflections from a group of scholars, Followup on Rice U Press etc…

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Pollution-Sensing lung tumor from Daisy Ginsberg’s project Synthetic Kingdom VIA Reflections on summer reading from The Immanent Frame by The Editors As the start of the fall semester inches closer, we?ve invited a handful of our contributors to reflect on what they?ve read over the summer.  We asked: What are the best books and essays … Read more