Friends of African Village Libraries (I post regularly here)- Sortie d’animation avec la Bibliothèque Mobile Pénélope à l’école B de Houndé
- Ghana librarians do a group reading session
- Organisation d’une séance de mots croisés et d’une séance de dessin à la bibliothèque de Karaba
- Appréciations des livres CMH par professeurs du CEG de Maro
- Animation d’une séance de lecture guidée à la bibliothèque de Karaba
- Animation de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque de Béréba, Burkina Faso
- Encouragement des élèves de l’école Sainte Thérèse de Houndé à la lecture
- Organisation d’une séance de lecture à voix haute à la bibliothèque de Koho
- Visite du coordonnateur et de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque Lumière pour enfants à Houndé
- Une sortie d’animation de la BMP à l’école E de Houndé
Author Archives: mkevane
Great first paragraph in senior thesis on woman-seclusion in Hausa households
From a senior thesis by Jason Chumley, “Work, Agriculture and the Rise of Female House Seclusion in Post-Colonial Hausaland” (1997) See also, Katja Werthman, “Matan Bariki , ‘Women of the Barracks’ Muslim Hausa Women in an Urban Neighbourhood in Northern … Continue reading
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What is Trump administration proposing to do about NAFTA, actually?
In the end these seem like fairly narrow issues to negotiate, and the other parties presumably have some aspects of the agreement that they also would like to change. In a draft letter circulated among members of Congress this week, … Continue reading
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Retaliatory tariffs on Canadian lumber? Even Cato Institute thought it was a bad idea
Protectionist trade barriers in the softwood lumber industry impose great costs on businesses and consumers here in the United States in order to enrich a few lumber producers. To put employment figures in perspective, it is noteworthy that workers in … Continue reading
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Ted Chiang’s “Liking What You See: A Documentary” Perfect speculative fiction for a philosophy class!
I could not agree more with Tinkoo Valia’s very positive appreciation. Great speculative fiction (in the form of a non-fiction reportage). Ted Chiang’s “Liking What You See: A Documentary” (novella, thought experiment): What if we could switch off perception of … Continue reading
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If you like anime, see Your Name while still in theaters
I went with my daughter to see Your Name a couple weeks ago, and we both liked it. Somewhat flawed, and not close to Miyazaki-quality, but still plenty good.
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Leisure reading from 2016 that I forgot to write about
Golden Sun and Gold Rising by Pierce Brown. Leslie picked these up at the library. Brown has mastered the genre. Excellent writing and especially dialogue. Lots of intriguing ideas. The whole thing has been carefully “lifted” from the best of … Continue reading
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Light science fiction reading
Over the last few weeks I’ve been reading short stories and novellas collected in the annual anthology by Gardner Dozois (for 2013 and 1995). Here’s a few recommendations: 2013 Indraparamit Das, “Weep for a Day” A really nice “classical” tale … Continue reading
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Nice reporting from 2016 on koglweogo, the informal militias popping up in Burkina Faso
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Are you joking here New York Times? So what if it is James Heckman… the sample size is 37!
When the boys reached age 30, they earned an average of $19,800 more a year than those in the control group and had half a year more education. (The small sample size — 37 boys in the programs who stayed … Continue reading
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Trump’s “America First” rhetoric? William Wyler had it pegged back in 1946.
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For everyone who served on a committee that had to write a report
Bottom line? I express as gender female at the university. Gender Differences in Accepting and Receiving Requests for Tasks with Low Promotability Linda Babcock, Maria P. Recalde, Lise Vesterlund and Laurie Weingart Gender differences in task allocations may sustain vertical … Continue reading
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Maybe you studied abroad in Spain? Then you should watch El fin de ETA!
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Economic justice and basic income
Last week at our student economics discussion group we had a nice exchange about universal basic income. I suggested that wouldn’t everyone (right, left, libertarian and socialist) agree that in a wealthy society few would object to a program of … Continue reading
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Gregory Mankiw, tax reform, and the carbon tax
Republicans are proposing and are excited about the possibilities for a huge overhaul of the U.S. tax system. Here is Mankiw, probably the most prominent and well-respected Republican economist in the US, in January: Consider the following tax reform: 1. … Continue reading
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I guess Trump team is consistent about one thing: They really would rather have coal than advanced 21st century batteries
James J. Greenberger, the executive director of NAATBatt International, a trade group for the advanced battery industry, said ARPA-E had been of enormous benefit to the industry. “We’re absolutely stunned by it,” Mr. Greenberger said of the agency’s potential elimination, … Continue reading
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Great trenchant essay on reading from Hisham Matar
Nothing we read can import new or foreign feelings that we don’t, in one form or another, already possess. “Every reader,” as Marcel Proust writes in “Time Regained,” “is actually the reader of himself.” Books can’t install unknown feelings or … Continue reading
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Can students record me in class?
Turns out in many states there is only a “single party consent” needed to record a conversation, and so students could record me in class. They are limited in what they can do, since the cannot “sell” my intellectual property. … Continue reading
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Awe-inspiring study from Ancestry.com
People moved east to west, less so north to south. See how the differently colored clusters form distinct horizontal bands? The red, blue, purple, and green dots fan out from right to left. This pattern means DNA confirms the descendants … Continue reading
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Leading a non-profit that supports village libraries is a lot of work!
I like to share parts of my life with you, readers, but mostly I write to share stuff with my future self. As you may know, I started back in 2001 and continue to direct a small non-profit Friends of … Continue reading
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Growing incidents and threats of jihadist violence in northern Burkina Faso
FAVL-supported libraries in several provinces in northern Burkina Faso have had to close as the security situation has deteriorated. À cet effet, dans les provinces martyres de Soum et de l’Oudalan, la mesure semble quelque peu radicale : « La … Continue reading
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Michael Kevane 