Please join INTS in congratulating Dr. Jeannie Shonizuka on the new book, Biotic Borders: Transpacific Plant and Insect Migration and the Rise of Anti-Asian Racism in America, 1890–1950. Published by the University of Chicago Press, the book provides “A rich and eye-opening history of the mutual constitution of race and species in modern America.” For more information, or to purchase, please click here.
International Studies would like to welcome two new faculty members to Soka University of America. The concentration will be joined by Dr. Murrell Brooks (PhD UCLA) and Dr. Chika Esiobu (PhD Howard University), bolstering our course offerings in African Studies, politics, and Indigenous knowledge. This Fall, Dr. Brooks is offering INTS 190: Introduction to African Studies, while Dr. Esiobu will offer INTS 290: Approaches to Indigenous Wisdom.
To check out some of their work- see Dr. Esiobu’s recent TED Talk and Dr. Brooks’ new article on the Tanzanian coffee industry appearing in African Studies.
Please join us in welcoming them to SUA!
Dr. Fatima Rahman, a Visiting Assistant Professor in International Studies, has had a manuscript accepted for publication with the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion (IJRR). The forthcoming article analyzes varied attitudes among Muslim American toward Islamic Law. Please join us in congratulation Dr Rahman, and look for a link on the INTS site as the article becomes available.
