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Jennifer Fluri gathered evidence from war-torn (and joke-riddled) Afghanistan

April 29, 2019

鈥淵ou can't laugh and be afraid at the same time. If you're laughing, I defy you to be afraid,鈥 Stephen Colbert, TV talk show host It was July 2006 in Kabul, Afghanistan, where tensions between locals and international armed forces were rising beyond a simmer, hovering in the hot air...

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Want to travel around Prague and earn 3 credits this May?

Oct. 24, 2018

Join Professor Jennifer Fluri on this Maymester Global Seminar! You will explore the unique history and geography of the Czech Republic, deepen your understanding of how political and economic changes and transitions have a diverse impact on social and cultural norms, and conduct an independent research project. This course, GEOG...

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GEOG 4722 / 5722 Field Methods in Human Geography

In this course we will discuss various qualitative methodologies and methods for research in human geography. The readings will provide various techniques and tools for collecting qualitative data. We will discuss the connection between theory and methods and how to critically analyze qualitative research. This course includes a practical engagement...

Photo collage of S Asia: mountains, river, Taj Mahal, city traffic

GEOG 3832 Geographies of South Asia

This course will examine the Geographies of South Asia through four interrelated themes: Territory, Trade, Transportation, and Tributaries. Territory will cover the physical geographic characteristics of South Asia, along with the social and political histories that have transformed South Asian geographies. Trade will focus on the economic geographies of South...

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Jennifer Fluri鈥檚 New Book

April 30, 2017

The Carpetbaggers of Kabul and Other America-Afghan Entanglements: Intimate Development, Geopolitics and the Currency of Gender and Grief , published by University of Georgia Press in January 2017. The idea for writing this book began in 2007 when I was an assistant professor at Dartmouth College researching international assistance in...

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A Talk by Dr. Jennifer Fluri

Oct. 22, 2015

The College of Arts And Sciences Honors Program Speaker Series Presents 鈥淲e are here for the Women鈥: Afghanistan, Time-Space, Gender and Scales of Violence A talk by Dr. Jennifer Fluri, Associate Professor of Geography Tuesday, November 3 in HLMS 241 Lecture begins at 6:30 PM. Pizza served at 6:00 PM...

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