Category: Guest Post

Recovering the Voice of Maria Teresa de Sá Nogueira: A Conversation with Sandra Sousa

4 June 2026 Guest Post

This is an interview with Sandra Sousa, author of The Life and Writings of Maria Teresa de Sá Nogueira  What inspired you to write The Life and Writings of Maria Teresa de Sá Nogueira? The idea for this book began during a research trip to Mozambique. While I was there,...

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Reading Kripke’s Wittgenstein: On Why a Guide Is Needed

26 May 2026 Guest Post

This is a guest post by Ali Hossein Khani, author of Kripke’s Wittgenstein: Meaning, Rules and Scepticism My first encounter with Kripke’s seminal book Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language (1982) goes back almost two decades, when I was working on my master’s dissertation. On that first reading, the book...

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For African/African American Humanity

18 May 2026 Guest Post

This is an interview with Lawrence Hogue, author of Struggle, Resistance, and Decolonization in African American Literature after 1960 What is the aim of this book? From the seventh and eighth centuries, as Muslim Arabs moved across North Africa, conquering Black Africa, and Europeans colonised sub-Saharan Africa, they represented the...

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The Age of AI Demands New Models for Soft Power and Public Diplomacy

12 May 2026 Guest Post

This is a guest post by Naren Chitty, series editor of Anthem Studies in Soft Power and Public Diplomacy. Practice related to soft power has always been a subtle art. Yet in the age of artificial intelligence, it is becoming a science as well. As AI systems increasingly mediate global...

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Deep Dives into Persistent Paradoxes

5 May 2026 Guest Post

This is an interview with Lou Marinoff, author of Paradoxes of Rationality, Probability and Utility Interviewer: Your book is subtitled “Slaying Decision Theory’s Dragons.” What are these “dragons,” and why must they be slain? Author: The “dragons” are persistent paradoxes and dilemmas that have haunted decision theory for decades—such as...

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Designing Affordable Multi-Generational Housing

27 April 2026 Guest Post

This is a guest post by Avi Friedman, author of Affordable Housing for Livable Cities While getting old alone at their own home may be preferred by most seniors, it is not always feasible. Seniors may need to find alternative accommodations for personal, medical or financial reasons. Many opt to...

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Marriage and Peace

17 April 2026 Guest Post

This is a guest post by Marielle Risse, author of Ethnographic Reflections on Marriage in Dhofar, Oman It is difficult to write about my book, Ethnographic Reflections on Marriage in Dhofar, Oman, given the current war in the Middle East. The anthropological study of people’s lives seems unimportant in the...

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How U.S. Cities Make Progress on Climate Action

2 April 2026 Guest Post

This is a guest post by Courtney Humphries, author of Climate Change and the Future of Boston As the United States formally withdrew from the Paris Agreement this January for the second time, it became abundantly clear that local climate action in the country is more important than ever. Many...

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Suffering, Antitheodicy and Meliorism

31 March 2026 Guest Post

This is a guest post by Sami Pihlström, author of Advanced Introduction to Antitheodicy The affliction we see around us merely by following daily news about wars, famines, political persecution or extreme poverty – as well as the pain we sometimes experience in our own lives – may make us...

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Beyond Sacred and Profane: Design, the Absolute Other and the Study of Religion

19 March 2026 Guest Post

This is a guest post by Krzysztof Nawratek, Series Editor of Anthem Studies in Religion, Space and Design When people hear ‘religion and architecture’, they usually think of churches, temples, mosques, perhaps a shrine hidden somewhere in the forest if they are feeling slightly adventurous. In other words: buildings. Objects....

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