CFP Collective Biography Conf., ANU Canberra, 8-10 Sep 08

This will be a multi-disciplinary conference, covering any aspect of collective or group life writing. Paper proposals on any aspect of this theme, such as networks; families; artistic, political or academic groups; communities; institutional history and prosopography, are welcomed. Papers may be on specific topics or people, or may be reflections on aspects of methodology.
The [...]

Visita Iglesia 2008

We are in the final days of the Holy Week for Christians. Here in the Philippines, we have this tradition of visiting at least seven (7) churches while praying the Way of the Cross. Here are some photographs of my family’s annual pilgrimage to churches in the provinces near Manila. Pictures to follow. Thanks

Food Study Group: Food, Society & Public Health

Call for papers: British Sociological Association Food Study Group, “Food, Society and Public Health”, July 14-15, 2008, London
The conference will explore the interface between food, society and public health through a sociological lens. Practices and decisions involving food are not solely matters of individual behaviour or action and food and health therefore need to be [...]

Parents

This is worth reading … A simple man tells how his booking an air ticket for his father, his first flight, brought emotions and made him realize that how much we all take for granted when it comes to our parents. My parents left for our native place on Thursday and we went to the [...]