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Historian explores African-American exiles’ struggle against ‘King Cotton’

In a recent lecture at Clark University, Ousmane Power-Greene, professor of history, put words to the African-American struggle against “King Cotton” and the desire to find a homeland — and a place to build community. The Graduate School of Geography hosted Power-Greene on Sept. 14 as the first speaker in the school’s Fall 2016 Colloquium Speaker Series. His talk, titled…
Antarctica or bust: Clark’s southernmost research

For almost a century, Clark scientists have traveled to the frozen continent to understand its impact
Clark geographers’ new study projects melting of Antarctic ice shelves will intensify

New research published today projects a doubling of surface melting of Antarctic ice shelves by 2050 and that by 2100 melting may surpass intensities associated with ice shelf collapse, if greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel consumption continue at the present rate. Ice shelves are the floating extensions of the continent’s massive land-based ice sheets.…
Clark professor’s ‘Dream Nation’ explores cultural effects of Puerto Rican independence movement

While the Puerto Rican independence movement was a political failure, it has contributed immensely to the Puerto Rican identity, influencing both literature and culture. A provocative new book by Clark University associate professor of Spanish María Acosta Cruz uses examples from Puerto Rican literature, history, and pop culture to emphasize how the territory’s residents have taken hold…

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Historian explores African-American exiles’ struggle against ‘King Cotton’

Antarctica or bust: Clark’s southernmost research

Clark geographers’ new study projects melting of Antarctic ice shelves will intensify

Clark professor’s ‘Dream Nation’ explores cultural effects of Puerto Rican independence movement