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Cochlear implant nonuse: Insight from deaf adults
No full textA study examining factors that contribute to a deaf individual\u27s decision to stop using a cochlear implant (an implantable hearing device), presenting findings related to identity and linguistic preference and ease
Covid-Closures: When School Cancellation Means Return to a War Zone/Cierres por Covid Cuando la cancelación de la escuela significa el regreso a una zona de guerra
No full textThis is about the impact of the pandemic on internal migrant students in Oaxaca, Mexic
Unpacking the Political Effects of Social Movements with a Strong Digital Component: The Case of #IdleNoMore
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Mapping Impactful Media Literacy Practice in the United States
No full textMapping Impactful Media Literacy Practice in the United State
DOING THE RIGHT THING
No full textThis book is about how we make difficult ethical decisions and what we may learn from a dozen leaders including Malala, Mandela, Gandhi, Wilberforce, and Curie who did so
The Syrian Revolution: Between The Politics of Life and the Geopolitics of Death
No full textUnderstanding the Syrian revolution is unthinkable without an in-depth analysis from below. Paying attention to the complex activities of the grassroots resistance, this book demands we rethink the revolution. Having lived in Syria for over fifteen years, Yasser Munif is expert in exploring the micropolitics of revolutionary forces. He uncovers how cities are managed, how precious food is distributed and how underground resistance thrives in regions controlled by regime forces. In contrast, the macropolitics of the elite Syrian regime are undemocratic, destructive and counter-revolutionary. Regional powers, Western elites, as well as international institutions choose this macropolitical lens to apprehend the Syrian conflict. By doing so, they also choose to ignore the revolutionaries\u27 struggles. By looking at the interplay between the two sides, case studies of Aleppo and Manbij and numerous firsthand interviews, Yasser Munif shows us that this macro and geopolitical authoritarianism only brings death, and that by looking at the smaller picture - the local, the grassroots, the revolutionaries - we can see the politics of life emerge