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Fishy Business:: Unveiling Organized Crime in the Fulton Fish Market During Prohibition
No full textThis essay explores the role of organized crime in the Fulton Fish Market during the Prohibition era (1920-1933), focusing on the ways in which criminal syndicates exploited the market's strategic location and the growing demand for illicit goods. During this time, the market, one of the largest seafood distribution centers in the United States, became a hotbed for illegal activities including bootlegging, extortion, and the manipulation of labor. Drawing on historical accounts, legal records, and contemporary newspaper reports, the paper examines the intricate web of criminal operations that infiltrated the market, highlighting the complex interplay between law enforcement, political corruption, and organized crime groups. By unveiling the often-overlooked link between Prohibition and the rise of the criminal underworld in the commercial sector, the essay sheds new light on how economic and political factors enabled the expansion of illegal enterprises within the very heart of New York City's bustling commercial trade. Through this analysis, the paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the broader social and economic impact of organized crime during the Prohibition era and its lasting legacy on urban markets
How the American Media Sensationalized the Iran Hostage Crisis
Full text linkThis paper will address the immediate and long-term repercussions on Iran’s reputation in the eyes of the United States that arose from the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy and took 52 Americans hostage. It will address how the ethnocentric American media impaired Iran’s reputation: it portrayed Iranians as radical Islamic jihadists, Iran as a violator of human rights, and the American hostages as hopeless, relatable victims. The discourse will also address how the hostage crisis directly and irreversibly damaged Iran’s relationship with the United States
Sarah E. Rollens, Eric M. Vanden Eykel, and Meredith J. C. Warren, Eds. Judeophobia and the New Testament: Texts and Contexts
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Decolonial Shift or Coloniality? Regional Cooperation in East and Southeast Asia
No full textCalls to decolonize global higher education are growing. In East and Southeast Asia, increasing regional cooperation reflects a decolonial shift, challenging Western dominance in global higher education. However, regional cooperation is often regarded as secondary to partnerships with Western institutions, raising concerns that actors in the region may inadvertently perpetuate Western hegemony in global higher education
Rethinking Private Higher Education for Changing Realities
No full textThe rise of private higher education has transformed the global higher education landscape. Despite its expansion, private higher education remains contentious, often seen as low-quality and profit-driven. Yet, private universities often fulfill key national goals, expanding access, supporting socioeconomic mobility, or offering distinctive educational models. This article calls for deeper scholarly engagement with private higher education as a lens for examining broader debates in higher education systems
Doctoral Education: Riding the Waves of Changes in Academia
No full textThis article focuses on key challenges for doctoral education in the context of changes in university systems across the world. These include the mismatch between PhD production and the needs of academia, demand for rethinking PhD training models across various disciplines, and barriers to academic mobility in faculty recruitment
If America Had Rightly Considered It: Robert Kerlin During the long Red Summer
No full textIn 1921, Robert T. Kerlin, a white southerner and professor of English at the Virginia Military Institute was fired for his outspoken advocacy for African American rights. This paper examines Kerlin’s radical shift from a prejudiced, uninvolved figure, to a committed advocate, arguing that World War I and its aftermath catalyzed Kerlin’s shift in consciousness. It looks at contemporary newspaper accounts, speeches, and writings, as well as relevant secondary literature. Kerlin’s story offers a link between this period and the Civil Rights Movement that followed the end of World War II. By situating him within this transformative historical moment, this study sheds light on the potential for change to come from surprising areas