According to Shakespeare, that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But according to social scientists, names are more consequential than that.
As kids, many of us were...
The Library of Congress will open a new gallery focused on the lives of Indigenous groups who lived in the Americas prior to European colonization.
The gallery will feature the personal collection...
As non-American individuals or those who have spent much of their lives abroad, I have seen non-Western international students fall victim to identity lingos like “whitewashed,” “coconut” or “fresh...
Walking the streets of Kazimierz, the historical Jewish district in Krakow, Poland, under the summer heat of late June, I clearly noticed the presence of Jewish memory in the air. There are countless...
The Georgetown University Art Galleries, which opened to the public Feb. 3, are featuring two new exhibitions.
The new exhibits, titled “Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989)” and “One Nation...
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When I first talked to my mom about moving into an off-campus apartment as a first-year in college, she laughed at me. "What are you going to eat?" followed the 30 seconds of laughter. Eventually,...
“We need concrete evidence.” “Where are the numbers on that?” “How do you know this is an issue?”
Anyone advocating an issue at Georgetown University who has engaged with the administration...
Earlier in January, I was flying back to Georgetown University via Qatar. In what was ostensibly a mundane trip back to school, I was reintroduced to questions of self-formation and how our identities...
I have long struggled with sharing certain elements of my culture. Whether it is a bindi at Coachella or the art of mehendi turned into summer “henna tattoos,” forms of appropriation, defined as “the...
At 19 years old, I still find it difficult to answer basic questions pertaining to my national and cultural identity.
Denationalization, the removal of a group of people from a national consciousness...
The culture of New Orleans has historically been shaped by the influence of its diverse inhabitants, said Jason Berry (CAS ’71), author and investigative reporter.
The Feb. 25 event featured Berry’s...
Introducing myself became a burden when I arrived at Georgetown University.
I opened my mouth to give a breezy response about where I’m from, just as others did, but I struggled to find the right...
