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The Generation of Lost Opportunity

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Sarah Kendzior

I have a new article up at Al Jazeera about why baby boomers should stop lecturing us about how to live in a world that no longer exists. I wrote this article in response to a letter Harvard President Drew … Continue reading →

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Central Asia’s slow internal rot

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Sarah Kendzior

I have a new article up at Foreign Policy about Central Asia. I argue that the greatest threat to the region is not volatility, as is commonly assumed, but stagnation: The slow, tortuous decline of Central Asia is something we … Continue reading →

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Why do anthropologists ignore the internet?

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Sarah Kendzior

I have a new essay up at Ethnography Matters called On Legitimacy, Place and the Anthropology of the Internet. This was adapted from a chapter of my dissertation which I had been encouraged to publish in an academic journal, but since … Continue reading →

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Why is Twitter censoring terrorist groups?

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Sarah Kendzior

For Al Jazeera English, I wrote about Twitter’s ad hoc deletion of accounts belonging to terrorist groups like Al-Shabaab and the Islamic Jihad Union. I touched on this briefly at Registan after the Islamic Jihad Union’s two accounts were shut … Continue reading →

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Online anonymity and violence against women

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Sarah Kendzior

In my latest article for Al Jazeera English, I discuss the Steubenville rape case, the efforts by Anonymous to defend women, and the paradoxical role of anonymity online: In the aftermath of Steubenville and a number of high-profile rape cases around … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts on Academic Paywalls

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Sarah Kendzior

This week the website Academia.edu wrote an article about my research on Uzbekistan and my thoughts on academic publishing. I have been using Academia.edu to post pdfs of my articles for years, so I was happy to talk to them. … Continue reading →

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Aaron Swartz and Open Access in Academia

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Sarah Kendzior

Last October I wrote an article about Aaron Swartz, the internet activist committed to ending the academic paywall system and making research accessible to everyone. In light of Swartz’s tragic suicide, my article has gone viral. An excerpt: For attempting … Continue reading →

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Speaking about Uzbekistan in Seattle

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Sarah Kendzior

Next weekend I’ll be talking about Uzbekistan at a conference organized by Awareness Projects International, an organization committed to raising awareness of social and political issues among Uzbek youth. I’m excited to be speaking with a diverse group of panelists … Continue reading →

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The high price we pay for inequality in education

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Sarah Kendzior

In the past, I have written about professors making poverty wages and academic publishing houses profiting off unpaid labor. For my latest Al Jazeera piece, I take on racial and class inequality in the higher education system, arguing that higher education … Continue reading →

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My Best of 2012

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Sarah Kendzior

I wrote a number of articles in 2012 that resonated with people for one reason or another. Below, a few of the highlights. Thanks everyone for a memorable year! Al Jazeera, The closing of American academia Atlantic, Manic pixie dream … Continue reading →

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