Reading Archive

This page serves as the archive for materials from previous programs. Currently, materials from the 2019-20 program and beyond are available in the archive.

If you notice any broken links, please feel free to notify Alicia Baca at baca.31@osu.edu.

• 2019-20, Global Pollution: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Environmental Issues
  • CLAS: “Water Governance in Latin America and the Perils of Weak Environmental Institutions”
  • CSEEES: “The Long-Term Effects of Radiation on Wildlife in Chernobyl and Fukushima”
  • EASC: “The Impact of Radiation”
  • MESC: “Environmental Justice Movements in Iran” 
• 2020-21, Intersection of Coffee and Tea Around the World: History, Culture, and Global Impact
  • CLAS: “Posso te oferecer um cafezinho? The Impact of the Coffee Industry on Brazilian Sociocultural, Economic, and Political Landscape” 
  • CSEEES: “Central Asian Foodways”
  • EASC: “Tea Culture in East Asia: A Multi-disciplinary Approach”
• 2021-22, Suppression of Journalism and Media
  • Introduction: “Media Freedom Under Siege”
  • CLAS: “Investigative Journalism in Latin America’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists”
  • CSEEES/MESC: “Two Countries, Two Paths to Media Repression: Russia and Turkey”
  • EASC: “Warring Against the Truth: Wuhan, COVID-19 and Media Suppression”
• 2022-23, Global Youth Culture and Subcultures
  • CLAS: “Youth as Social Activists and Global Consumer-Citizens in Latin/x America”
  • CSEEES: “Music and Youth Politics in Former Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union”
  • EASC: “K-pop as Global Youth Culture: Promises and Pitfalls”
  • MESC: “Youth Movements and Resistance in Iran and the Role of Pop Music”