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Ukraine is about identity

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Ukraine is not about territory, it’s about identity

https://iai.tv/articles/ukraine-is-not-about-territory-its-about-identity-auid-2099

His talk of ‘unity’ was ideological code not for re-creating the Soviet Union out of nostalgia for the Marxist-Leninist state. It was code for legitimating his dream of an ethno-nationalist Orthodox Christian mega state, where the category ‘Ukrainian’ is reducible and subsumable all-the-way-down to the category ‘Russian’. Putin’s notion of unity – his ‘bad Hegelianism’ – is fascistic, insofar as it seeks the erasure of individuality and difference under the blanket of universality and identity.

Ukrainian refugees in Hungary

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Budapest, a transit station for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war

https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-04-01/budapest-a-transit-station-for-ukrainian-refugees-fleeing-the-war.html

Human Rights Watch has noted that the Hungarian government is not providing them with proper information about their right to one year of international temporary protection, which would give them access to healthcare and education services.

MCOM 218- Peace for Our Planet

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MCOM 218- Peace for Our Planet is now available as an LEP Goal 8 (Global Perspectives) course online for Fall 2020.

Dr. Roya Akhavan presents a timely course where students will explore how racism, nationalism, religious strife, gender inequality, and extremes of wealth and poverty function as the root causes of violence and war, and how applying best practices in mass communication can contribute to creating a more just and peaceful world.

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