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    My Selection: The Best 5 Films of 2015

    I listed the best five films of 2015 alphabetically. These are of course my personal choices. There are so many good films released in 2015; however, the five films listed below have some special distinctions as each of them revisits human condition, uncovers moral dilemma, asks big questions, and enforces us to rethink about the meaning of life. The first film is El Clan directed by Pablo Trapero. The film is an intriguing endavour to reflect the social and political atmosph
    The March of Turkish Women against Patriarchy and a Criminalised Culture

    The March of Turkish Women against Patriarchy and a Criminalised Culture

    The violence against women is rife and more dramatically femicide rates have been increasing exponentially in Turkey. The criminal justice system and the patriarchal culture play a greater role by aggravating the already fragile situation of woman victims. Many men brutally offend women and this offence is perceived as a normalised sociological pathology. The reasons of these offences sometimes go far beyond any logical explanation. For instance, wearing a hat or cooking a di
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    THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF PROTEST AGAINST INJUSTICE - THE SPECIAL ISSUE FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL NOTEBOOKS

    THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF PROTEST AGAINST INJUSTICE - THE SPECIAL ISSUE FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL NOTEBOOKS

    The shared ‘orientalist vision’ poses a threat to us all!

    The shared ‘orientalist vision’ poses a threat to us all!

    FIGHTING AGAINST THE MAFIA

    FIGHTING AGAINST THE MAFIA

    CALL FOR PAPERS FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE IN URBAN HISTORY - MAFIA AND THE SACK OF CITIES:
THE URBAN HISTO

    CALL FOR PAPERS FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE IN URBAN HISTORY - MAFIA AND THE SACK OF CITIES: THE URBAN HISTO

    CURRENT BOOK PROJECT - THE SICILIAN REBELLION

    CURRENT BOOK PROJECT - THE SICILIAN REBELLION

    CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL NOTEBOOKS: THE CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF PROTEST A

    CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL NOTEBOOKS: THE CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF PROTEST A

    BANDITS, BRIGANDS, AND MILITANTS: 
THE HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY OF OUTLAWS

    BANDITS, BRIGANDS, AND MILITANTS: THE HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY OF OUTLAWS

    Official Book Launch of Violence and Militants at the British Academy

    Official Book Launch of Violence and Militants at the British Academy

    BOOK REVIEW: MAFIA ORGANIZATIONS: THE INVISIBLE HAND OF CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE BY MAURIZIO CATINO

    BOOK REVIEW: MAFIA ORGANIZATIONS: THE INVISIBLE HAND OF CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE BY MAURIZIO CATINO

    A Generational Fight: Teaching Young Italians to Defy the Mafia

    A Generational Fight: Teaching Young Italians to Defy the Mafia

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