International Crime Fiction
Links below will provide insight into crime novels from an international perspective.
- Crime's Grand Tour: European Detective FictionIn an article published on The Guardian's website, Mark Lawson investigates the long tradition of European super-sleuths and their role in turbulent times
- Italian Authors' Invasion is Set to Conquer the Crime Fiction ListsTom Kington looks into the onslaught of Italian crime writers.
- Those Bloody ScandinaviansIn this essay which appears in the online version of The Economist, the author provides an overview of Scandinavian crime writing.
- International Crime MonthIn this article which was originally published in the Sunday Times, Ian Rankin looks into the popularly of crime fiction.
- Fiction's Global Crime WaveIn this article Alexandra Alter looks into the global popularly of crime fiction. Some of the countries that are covered are Japan, Nigeria, Germany and Korea.
Immigration
Links below provides an insigth into immigration within Italy's borders and Europe.
- On Italy's Immigration Front LineThe BBC looks into recent efforts that Italy has made to in dealing with immigrants entering their country via the sea. Also on this site is link which maps various migration routes, "Mapping Mediterranean migration."
- Italy's Immigration Debate Tuns Racist, Sexist and PersonalWashington Post’s reporter Mary Curtis, looks into the immigration debate in Italy.
- An Interactive Map on MigrationThe Interactive Map on Migration (i-Map) serves as a support instrument to intergovernmental dialogues on migration by facilitating access to and exchange of information through country profiles, visualisations and up-to-date news.
- Who's Saying What: Europe's Controversial Refugee PolicyEuro:topics press review updated daily to incorporate ongoing news and opinion.
- Experts Debate Economic Impact of US Immigration ReformThis site provides an overview of the current debate in the United States on immigration reform.
Thousand and One Nights
Links below provide an insight into Thousand and One Nights, as well as a link to the classic stories.
- Scheherazade: From Storytelling 'Slave' To 'First Feminist'--NPROn this site is a link to the “Weekend Edition’s NPR” interview with Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh, who published a modern version of Thousand and One Nights.
- Watch / The Thousand and One NightsThis site provides a short video providing an analysis of the stories within Thousand and One Nights.
- Stories from the Thousand and One NightsTranslation of 42 stories from the classic Thousand and One Nights.
Stereotypes
Links below look into how sterotypes can be depicted among people of various ethnic backgrounds.
- Typical Italian or Italian Stereotype?This site looks at some classical Italian sterotypes, ranging from how "Italians" look (short & dark), to "Italians" being members of the "Mafia."
- Five Common Stereotypes About AfricaThis site looks into five common sterotypes about the continent of Africa.
- Reclaiming Identity: Dismantling Arab SterotypesIncluded in the goals of this site are to convey that Arab Americans have been an integral part of U.S. society, and how they are perceived.
- Egyptian Scholar on American StereotypesIn this article Egyptian scholar Reem Abou Elenain writes about her experiences of being stereotyped in the United States.
- Rethinking Racial Stereotyping, Prejudice, and DiscriminationIn this article Dr. Keith B. Maddox, looks into racial stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination.
I, Too, Am Harvard
Harvard students reveal the complexities of being Black and racially mixed in a campaign titled, "I Too, Am Harvard." This is part of a longer film titled, Constructing Space: A Documentary.
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