catapult magazine: unite.learn.serve
this issue
vol. 6, num. 11
2007-06-01 — 2007-06-15
The degree to which each of us feels connected to our ethnic heritage varies extremely widely from one person to the next. Additionally, we can feel inexplicably drawn to an ethnic culture that has not even the smallest twig on our family tree. This issue will explore the intersection of identity and ethnicity in all of its usual and unusual manifestations.
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new resources!
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feature
The Covenant Dutch
by Ali Jacobs
An art installation reflects on ethnic and religious identity.
articles
Editorial
White
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
An attempt to embrace a subject that produces more questions than answers.
ArticleStrangers and aliens
by Amanda McClendon
On how globalized habits can affect the search for identity.
ArticleSheer pride keeps alive Frisian, a cousin to English
by Nathan Bierma
A particular European heritage exemplifies the relationship between identity and language.
Article
In a Lone Star state of mind
by Raymond Blanton
An exploration of what it means to be an ‘ethnic’ Texan.
reviews
Book Review
A post-apocalyptic blessing
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
A review of The Road, a novel by Cormac McCarthy.
Film Review
Order not understood
by Raymond Blanton
A review of the film Babel.
in case you missed it the first time
Film Review
Universal language
by Grant Elgersma
Pedro Almodóvar returns to an enduring fascination Volver.
Article
Watching Hoosiers in the Himalayas
by Neil E. Das
Where is home? Sometimes it travels.
weaving the web
Columbia University Journalism SchoolIdentity squeeze
Aetna Smith writes about what irks mixed race Americans in daily life.
Killing the BuddhaBeing black at Bob Jones U.
Florence Williams writes about the tension between ethnicity and religion at a fundamentalist university.
Sojourner’s MagazineA house for all peoples?
A bible study on welcoming the stranger by Ched Myers.
This American LifeShouting across the divide
Stories of what happens when Muslims and non-Muslims try to communicate and mis-fire.
the back page
- AlternetFlight Rage Incident Reveals the Dark Side of Osteen's 'Prosperity Gospel'
- The TennesseanGod and art: Nashville's religious communities bridge the gap
- The New York TimesThe pursuit of justice vs. the pursuit of peace
- Weekend AmericaEat Well, Pay What You Can
- Yale University ReflectionsSoli Deo Gloria
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