

The people's reporters and their community activism
Another intensive fieldwork out in the northwest of Kyrgyzstan mapping the communicative ecology of remoteness. The trip gifted us once...
Oct 6, 2019


Jamaica: Rasta, Bob and Reggae
University of West Indies, Mona campus, Kingston; vast and beautiful, tropical and a site for exploration, the grounds of a colonial...
Jul 20, 2019


Inspiring community encounters in Talas
Mapping the communicative ecology of remoteness: another inspiring community radio encounter in the Talas region of Kyrgyzstan. To get...
May 6, 2019


From islands to highlands: mapping the communicative ecology of remoteness
My most inspiring fieldwork experiences have always been with community media, including this one at the Suusamyr community radio in...
Apr 17, 2019


The bazaars of this world
An afternoon at the Osh Bazaar, in Kyrgyzstan's capital city of Bishkek, lifted my spirit and rewarded me with so many smiley faces,...
Jan 26, 2019


Castello a Mare: The Venetian Sea Fortress of Heraklion
I am native of Crete and former inhabitant of Heraklion. This was my first visit to the interior of the fortress since I left Crete over...
Jan 12, 2019


A multilingual encounter
In a recent trip to Wellington for work, I had a few hours to kill between meetings and I headed to the capital's beautiful waterfront...
Sep 12, 2018


Island press: The Arran Banner and other explorations
My Scottish Islands research took me to Arran for a few days. I stopped by the Arran Banner to talk to the editor of the island's only...
Jul 10, 2018