Informal Economies in India
In this essay, Brian Turnbull describes what 'informal economies' are and discusses their importance in India.
- Dec 2, 2021
Drugs, Documents and Daily Newspapers: Notes on Research into Istanbul’s Interwar Opiate Trade
Mitch Bacci discusses his research on the opiate trade in the Eastern Mediterranean between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Nov 1, 2021
A Geographer’s Field Notes: Exploring Connections Between Mexico and Senegal
CAORC-NEH Senior Research Fellowship alumna, Karen Barton, discusses how the fellowship opened up numerous doors for her.
- Feb 18, 2021
Planning for Informal Settlements in India
Seminar participants Jessica Barnes and Amar Sawhney discuss the many challenges facing India’s informal settlements.
- Feb 18, 2021
Addressing Eco-Disparity in India
Seminar participants Amar Sawhney and Jessica Barnes discuss why green spaces are so critical to urban planning in Delhi and India’s cities.
- Nov 4, 2020
Kaplan RPI Program Supports Restoration of Yemen’s Islamic Heritage
Through the RPI program, the Daw’an MudBrick Architecture Foundation is restoring an Islamic shrine damaged during Yemen’s ongoing conflict.
- Sep 1, 2020
Sweating the Small Stuff on Crete and Cyprus
Former Multi-Country Research Fellow, Rachel Kulick, examines human-environment relationships today vs in Bronze Age settlements.
- Aug 11, 2020
Yemen Finds Hope in Its Heritage
Yemen’s heritage professionals are providing hope that the country’s shared past will prove far more durable than its current divisions.
- Aug 7, 2020
Finding the Musical Connections between West Africa and Latin America
Senegal seminar participant Verny Varela highlights the musical connections between West Africa and Colombia, where he was born and raised.
- Jul 24, 2020
Re-discovering Pakistan’s Abandoned Sikh Temples
Pakistan seminar participant Rajender Kaur discusses the history and legacy of abandoned Sikh temples in Lahore and Islamabad.
- Jul 20, 2020
Bringing in the New Year in India: How Cars and Chaos Gave Me Hope
Seminar participant Jose Alejandro Gonzalez-Suarez discusses India’s challenges and how innovative solutions offer hope in uncertain times.
- Jul 7, 2020
Broad as a Baobab Trunk: Lessons from Senegal
Senegal participant Rebecca Jacobs-Pollez explains how the legendary baobab tree helped her better understand the country and its people.
- Jun 8, 2020
Twenty Years of Change in India: A Native Daughter’s Reflections
Shabana Meyering, participant in the faculty seminar to India, offers her personal reflections on two decades of change in the country.
- May 19, 2020
Trans-Atlantic Memories: Senegal’s Hip-Hop Griots and the Black Radical Tradition
Faculty seminar participant Kimberly Monroe reflects on the deep musical and cultural traditions that live on in Senegal's hip-hop artists.
- May 1, 2020
Senegal’s Diversity Is Its Way of Life—and Its Future
Faculty seminar participant Hoa Nguyen discusses how Senegal’s cultural and geographic diversity may be the key to its future prosperity.
- Apr 24, 2020
Innovative Approaches to Sustaining Jordan's Local Communities
Pauline Sullivan, a 2020 seminar participant, discusses how innovative approaches to handicrafts are helping sustain Jordanian communities.
- Apr 10, 2020
Explaining Northern India's Oppressive Smog
Mukila Maitha, participant in the faculty seminar to India, examines Delhi’s suffocating smog and what is being done to lessen its impact.
- Apr 6, 2020
Awakening to Africa's Brilliance
Anita Gaul, participant in the Senegal faculty seminar, conveys how the experience transformed her understanding of West Africa.
- Apr 1, 2020
Lessons in Sustainable Tourism from Jordan
Joylin Namie, participant in the CAORC faculty seminar to Jordan, discusses challenges to sustainable development in marginal environments.
- Mar 30, 2020
Online Resources from the CAORC Network
As classes shift online and people begin to telework, the CAORC network of 25 overseas research centers has a wealth of online resources.