Read Today’s Top Story: Matthew Gardner’s Q1 2025 market insights Vertical Developments and Urban Network Capital Group on June 6 hosted a VIP dinner for the launch of ELLE Residences Miami the fashion magazine’s first residential tower The event was held at Le Jardinièr in the Miami Design District and brought together brokers influencers and developers for the unveiling of what backers are billing as “The New Home of High Style.”  ELLE Residences will rise 25 stories and deliver 180 turnkey condominiums to Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood Units are priced from the $525,000s and range from 450 to 845 square feet with one or two bedrooms A collection of penthouses will also be offered and Fortune Development Sales is handling sales and marketing and website in this browser for the next time I comment Copyright © 2025 South Florida Agent magazine Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited A core sentence emerged from María Lugones’ conversations a concise statement of her choices and values: “I will not think what I will not practice.” That philosophers think deeply and meaningfully is a given in Western culture That they should also do — to analyze and break down the colonial hegemony that lies at the heart of that culture to prioritize the voices of the marginalized and forge coalitions across difference — lay at the heart of her endeavors “She influenced generations of college students and graduate students,” said Professor and Chair of Sociology Joshua Price who first met Lugones when he took her feminist theory class as a Carleton College senior “But she played a much wider role in influencing the feminist movement in the United States and Latin America as well as more recently linking ongoing efforts toward decolonization with feminism and gender formation.” An Argentine-born lesbian feminist, Lugones came to the United States in the 1960s, earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and her master’s degree and doctoral degree in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin at Madison Her scholarly work touched on multiple disciplines: ethics, social political philosophy, the philosophy of race and gender, feminist theory, Latin American philosophy and politics, popular education, theories of resistance. But of all her many achievements, she is perhaps best known as a trailblazer in decolonial feminism, which links European colonialism to gender roles Central to her political and intellectual work was building coalitions among women of color and grassroots work as a popular educator outside of the academy This spring, Lugones received the 2020 Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award from the Caribbean Philosophical Association and in 2016 she was named Distinguished Woman Philosopher of the Year by the Society for Women in Philosophy Binghamton recruited Lugones in the early 1990s to lead the Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies (LACAS) Program Sparked by student activism beginning in the late 1960s Lugones built it into an intellectually vibrant community, expanding the core transdisciplinary courses and developing undergraduate and graduate certificates, said history Professor Nancy Appelbaum, the current LACAS director Lugones also drew on her network of contacts in the U.S and Latin America to set up a fieldwork program through which undergraduates could spend a semester with social movements or organizations in places such as East Los Angeles or Buenos Aires She worked with multiple programs through the years, from the now-defunct Philosophy, Interpretation and Culture (PIC) program to comparative literature where she was listed as a professor at the time of her death and often chose Binghamton specifically for the opportunity to study with her Among them is Daimys Garcia, a fourth-year doctoral student in comparative literature. She first discovered Lugones’ seminal 2003 volume Pilgrimage/Peregrinajes: Theorizing Coalition Against Multiple Oppressions while studying for her master’s degree at City University of New York Garcia had written about her identity as an immigrant as broken and fragmented; Lugones’ essays gave her a new language in which to see herself She chose Binghamton for the opportunity to study with her becoming her mentee and friend helped me see that there are radically different possibilities of being alive “We began an exchange that inspired me to work with her,” said DiPietro Lugones helped DiPietro realize how they could connect theory and practice in relation to sexuality and gender and how the indigenous peoples in the Americas could transform our understanding of gender and sexuality arrangements DiPietro teamed up with Shireen Roshanravan, a former graduate student of Lugones’ who is now an associate professor in Kansas State University’s Department of American Ethnic Studies, and Jennifer McWeeny of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute to co-edit Speaking Face to Face: The Visionary Philosophy of María Lugones “We wanted to offer a collection that could introduce her work to more people and facilitate the study and practice of her tremendous body of work,” Roshanravan said The voice in Lugones’ essays is intimate and personal, so as to form connections with other people, reflected Jeroen Gerrits, associate professor of Comparative Literature and director of Graduate Studies The ideas they conveyed changed lives and sparked new trajectories among the next generation of scholars “It radically reoriented my approach to the study of philosophy and critical theory and shifted the way I thought about the politics of intellectual labor that I wanted her to have a strong role in shaping my scholarship both through the PhD and well-beyond,” Malatino said Lugones explored ways to end violence in all its forms from her 1978 dissertation on the radical potential of friendship in Aristotle to grassroots community organizing and popular education work in New Mexico East Los Angeles and an indigenous community in Bolivia a fifth-year doctoral student in comparative literature Lugones focused on the politics of everyday practices and the possibilities of what happens at home in the street and in other spaces of intimacy “Her work was always at the radical cutting edge and has had an enormous impact in cultural studies and feminist philosophy globally I’m not sure that many of my Binghamton colleagues fully grasp just how impactful her work has been or how high her international profile is,” Appelbaum said The distinctive argument in her scholarship lay in the connection between gender and sexuality with coloniality Wannamaker Professor of Literature and Romance Studies at Duke University the late Peruvian sociologist Aníbal Quijano coloniality refers to the structure of power underpinning modernity in which a dominant group controls access to the basic areas of human existence Lugones respectfully critiqued Quijano’s work and linked the formation of the gender binary the imposition of heterosexuality and racial hierarchy in the Americas to the process of European colonization Her scholarly work met with a worldwide audience A 1987 speech Lugones gave in Argentina planted the seed for the formation of an association of women philosophers in that country She has spoken at universities throughout Latin America as well as the Conference of the Indigenous Women of the Americas she was actively involved in la Escuela Popular Norteña a New Mexico-based popular school that provided education and a platform for women of color and indigenous women “It was vitally important to her that people come together across their differences as a means to learn to love and treat each other well and to form coalitions against intermeshed oppression,” Price said “This is particularly true in her feminist work and how she tried to build connections among women but she really embraced differences and tried to persist in building a deep coalition among all people taking into consideration the very different places where we originate and that inform our sensibilities and tendencies.” Former students and colleagues described Lugones as unpretentious and enormously giving of her time and resources she made a point of holding potlucks for every speaker that visited the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Philosophy Lugones hosted the center’s weekly meetings at her Vestal home where participants would discuss decolonial philosophy Conviviality — a favorite word of hers — was a key part of the experience a practice of resistance that allowed participants to connect with one another and make space for radical coalitions or learning the tango together,” DiPietro said singer and piano player — invited her graduate students to learn the Argentine partner-dance Price remembers her singing one of her favorite tangos “Yo Soy Graciela Oscura,” in a voice tinged with beauty and almost an unbearable anguish It’s a topic that Lugones explores in her essay, “Milongueando Macha Homoerotics,” published in the book Performing the US Latina and Latino Borderlands it involved reinventing the language of tango creating an alternative to the patriarchal structure of male lead and female follower that allowed for more queer intimacies we had the initiator and ‘the coquettish respondent,’” they said She deliberately made a home for those who felt on the margins of academia It didn’t matter if the topic was a scholarly article a dissertation idea or a personal issue; she would listen and then pull the speaker’s thoughts together into a coherent whole “Her joy and passion was in forging community and inspiring collective change for the better I remember struggling in my first year at Binghamton feeling lonely and pondering a move to another institution and she said something I’ve taken with me ever since: You never find community you do the work to build it,” said Roshanravan Lugones had an uncompromising commitment to life not just working for a university appointment or the next publication And she lived her work up to the last minute sharing her decolonial feminism powerfully with her listeners she participated in the annual meeting of the Middelburg Decolonial Summer School at the University of Utrecht delivering three “splendid” online lectures to 40 students Knowing that these could be her last lectures “The most enduring lessons in my view of María’s life and work were just that: life and work,” Mignolo said While Lugones is no longer with us physically her presence lives on in her scholarly publications the videos of her talks and presentations and the hundreds of scholars around the globe who have taken up her work she left a lot of herself with the world,” she said beginning in 1972 as an instructor and leaving in 1994 as a full professor She went on to teach at Binghamton University in New York She returned in 2005–2006 as the Cowling Visiting Professor of Philosophy A recent lifetime achievement award honored her groundbreaking contributions to decolonial Maria is described by campus colleagues as principled and fair During a time of social and political change Maria spurred the campus to debate ideas and adopt new policies in her unrelenting pursuit of ethical relationships Maria’s fierce determination contributed to institutional changes that continued beyond her years at the College who worked to counter indifference to inequality and injustice Maria suggested that the only method of dealing effectively with the gulf between people was through playfulness and the friendship that evolves from that she did indeed build friendships that spanned race Read an obituary of Maria Lugones in the Washington Post. I was very fortunate to work with the very dynamic Maria Lugones from 1977-1990 She donated every summer during many of those years to working with the less fortunate in New Mexico She was a natural storyteller and would describe her visits home to Argentina At that time she was a bit of a smoker and was constantly quitting She finally succeeded for at least several months and sparkly brown eyes that lit up when she talked about her work and her students Other colleagues on campus can tell you stories about how controversial she was but no one should forget that Maria was an energetic professor serious about her goals to further women's issues at Carleton - and well beyond she would peek out of her eyes through her hands interlaced across her forehead and offer you a smile The Carleton Philosophy department faculty who have arrived since she left share Maria's strong passion for Philosophy they benefit from the light and energy left by Maria that has endured on third Leighton when I came to Carleton as a new professor I was pleased to see such fierce dedication to principles here in small-town Minnesota (a world new to me) at a liberal arts college (completely new to me) Professor Lugones made a groundbreaking contribution to my understanding of what it means to be dedicated to the cognitive liberation of students Maria held them to high standards of academic excellence She urged them to be agents of moral self-respect and dignity in complicated social entanglements Maria's directness and her intellectual candle power frightened and awed me We collaborated and worked independently during the 1992 student revolt at Carleton following the Rodney King verdict in LA Carleton's announcement on Thursday of her passing July 14 hits many major notes but it is not an overstatement to say that Maria was a key figure in revolutionizing our then morbid curriculum to include critical race She introduced us to a lot of considerations that were not on the table in any other class I had taken She possessed a body of knowledge and insight that was oblique to everything else I learned at Carleton affording excellent illumination upon every other subject at thinking rationally and fairly about the quality of work that differed from her own thinking In terms of the respect and admiration she inspired in me and my level of gratitude for the knowledge she shared with me Maria Lugones had a profound influence on me I ended up taking every class she offered and TAing a seminar on Punishment (talk about being ahead of the curve on the issues that mattered--there she was in 1975!) She recommended me for law school and she took an interest in my career even after I graduated--I vividly recall her excitement when I got accepted at Stanford Law School as something she took some personal pride in She was as "tough" a professor as Carleton had analyzing the principles of every argument to its core And she was not in the slightest bit aloof--she was warm Classes met at her home and she did not put up barriers that commonly existed between students and faculty I admired her melding of intellect and activism She was ahead of movements that needed to grow up around her I am so glad Carleton hired her and I had an opportunity to know her The memory of Maria that I carry from Carleton comes from discussing my "comps" paper in philosophy The question of the paper was "How can we pass moral judgment on people's emotional reactions when emotional reactions are not willed or chosen?" Maria's question to me was "Why so much concern about judgment...why not focus on action?" Her question has remained with me since-a voice in my head reminding me to ACT rather than JUDGE Maria had a great influence on my understanding of philosophy and my ethical/political awareness she was most inspiring in the sincerity and intensity with which she approached all of her interpersonal interactions she led two optional groups outside of class: one to help students who were not comfortable speaking in the class become more confident and one to help students who spoke too often to practice listening The world could use more of this kind of pedagogy I am very grateful for the opportunity to learn from her I benefited from the diversity of perspective experience and thinking that Maria brought to Carleton She challenged us to question political and social ideas of our time as well as those in the works we studied living true to the phrase I recall she at least once used to describe herself: an anarchist nun in a constant state of penance María was a role model and inspiration to me She was a visiting professor during my senior year and hear María’s critiques of decoloniality scholarship for leaving out gender and sexuality She showed us loving critique – that a way of practicing love and care was to hold one another to high standards insisted that everyone live with dignity and treat one another with dignity and a never-wavering just being real with each other It was so evident how she did this in scholarship and teaching I appreciate her for being one of the few professors who directed me to talk outside class with another classmate about the ideas we were working through in our papers how much building community through grappling together was core to her teaching practice and life I witnessed this again when we traveled to the Midwest Society for Women in Philosophy conference together; we drove in her car to Illinois I saw there was a world of philosophy I had wanted so much The conference was looking for its next site and with María’s support Being with her gave a sense of possibility to go for an action and work hard with others at carrying it out I appreciate the Philosophy department for hosting María that year and later the SWiP conference María showed me another way of being a philosopher Siempre estarás presente en nuestrxs corazones She taught the freshmen seminar that I was enrolled in and that may have been sufficient provocation for me to declare philosophy as my major before learning that I didn't have the stamina for it She assured me that the roads back home in Argentina were not very busy and were very straight her tolerance of my indifference as a scholar and her support of my winding way through Carleton I may still owe her an essay on Book 3 of Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics all notions worth reviewing in light of recent troubling events in our nation's capital I had the opportunity to have one class with Professor Lugones when I was a student at Carleton It wasn't until I was in graduate school taking courses in women studies that I understood how much of a pioneer in the field Reading her work as a graduate student had a profound impact on me especially her essay on World Traveling published in Making Face It is with joy that I introduce her work to my own students 507-222-4000 Sign In .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By PJ Potter | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comThe Paladins have a new captain to steer the ship has been confirmed as Paramus Catholic’s head coach for the baseball team for the 2023-24 season is thrilled to find his way back to where it all started “I am extremely grateful for the opportunity My goal here is to make myself available at all times and I am appreciative of the support from the kids parents and Paramus Catholic community that’s already welcomed me,” Lugones Jr After playing at the collegiate level at Manhattanville College coached at PC in 2007 as a volunteer and was soon given the freshman head coach position He also was heavily involved in the Northeast Supreme club program based out of Chestnut Ridge is from Englewood and a current resident of Closter and was most recently the head coach at Dwight-Morrow He was at the helm for eight years and led the Maroon Raiders to a Big North-American title in 2018 This was the first banner that Dwight-Morrow baseball was able to hang for the first time in 56 years he is ready to compete in arguably the most difficult division in the state in the Big North-United join Paramus Catholic in a constantly-punishing schedule Paramus Catholic finished 7-16 in the 2023 spring season We’re still learning a lot about our players but I want us to play hard and compete with everyone right away,” Lugones Jr “I think we can generate a lot of talent here and win a lot There’s a lot of faith to turn things around fairly quickly.” He has the goal of building an all-encompassing community with past players and coaches - and to cultivate a prideful program that everyone who supports the Paladins can be involved in The N.J. 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After his match against Goffin Norrie said he sat with Lugones and made a plan with a clear goal: “Let’s get to two hours in the match and then the match starts then” As Norrie opened the fourth set while trailing by two sets to one Norrie can compete for six to seven minutes with his heartbeat above 200 beats per minute “I think a normal person can’t even do a minute and a half on that This successful partnership between Norrie is a rare sight in the ever-shifting world of tennis coaching They are close friends who met as students at Texas Christian University and upon Norrie’s graduation they began working together Lugones has accompanied Norrie as he has risen from college to Challengers and finally to the top of the sport Lugones has been on a similar trajectory in his first tole as a top coach where before he had a lot of different things going on.”Maybe tennis was really important in front of 4.5 million viewers on BBC Two even as British government ministers resigned every other minute was the moment Norrie’s success and story was finally thrust into full view after flying under the radar for so long whether or not he received sufficient credit is not important “Doesn’t really matter what people say or think By Rebekah Ehrlich - July 16 professor of comparative literature and Latin American and Caribbean Area studies (LACAS) according to a Binghamton University Dateline announcement The Argentinean professor earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and her master’s degree and doctorate of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin at Madison Lugones was an activist and scholar who aimed to build coalitions among women of color through works like “Pilgrimages/Peregrinajes: Theorizing Coalition Against Multiple Oppressions” (2003) Lugones worked at BU from 1993 to 2020 and helped strengthen the LACAS program The LACAS Program BU Facebook page posted on July 14 about Lugones’ essential role in developing their program “Our collective hearts are breaking,” the post read “Strength and solidarity to all of María Lugones’ loved ones leading its transformation from simply a major on paper to a vibrant transdisciplinary program extrañada y querida [missed and dear] María director of LACAS and professor of history and LACAS tweeted her condolences to those Lugones impacted after finding out about her passing collaborators and the many many scholars and activists the world over whom she inspired.” Lugones was named Distinguished Woman Philosopher by the Society for Women in Philosophy in 2016 she received the Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award from the Caribbean Philosophical Association on account of her work’s “groundbreaking contributions to decolonial philosophy/theory Latin American philosophy and world systems theory.” Lugones cofounded “La Escuela Popular Norteña,” a popular education collective in Valdez tweeted on July 14 about the loss of her professor “I woke up today crying to the news,” Kareem wrote I am forever grateful to have been your student.” Students in need of counseling services or support can contact the University Counseling Center at 607-777-2772 and the Office of the Dean of Students at 607-777-2804 Faculty and staff in need of support can contact the Employee Assistance Program any time of day at 1-800-822-0244 Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker By treating the in-house team’s work as scalable product that aligns with business needs general counsel can put to rest the idea of legal as only a cost center Liz Lugones is vice president of corporate legal and claims professional services at Mitratech Legal departments have traditionally been seen as an expenditure and an investment — necessary but ancillary to core business objectives Maintaining this evolution from risk managers to strategic business influencers will require more than technical expertise though; 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BrowseServicesOpen researchInstitution LoginSearchMenu links In “Heterosexualism and the Colonial/Modern Gender System” (Lugones 2007) I proposed to read the relation between the colonizer and the colonized in terms of gender By this I did not mean to add a gendered reading and a racial reading to the already understood colonial relations Rather I proposed a rereading of modern capitalist colonial modernity itself This is because the colonial imposition of gender cuts across questions of ecology as well as across everyday practices that either habituate us to take care of the world or to destroy it I propose this framework not as an abstraction from lived experience but as a lens that enables us to see what is hidden from our understandings of both race and gender and the relation of each to normative heterosexuality - No HTML tags allowed- Web page URLs will display as text only- Lines and paragraphs break automatically- Attachments Your email address will be used in order to notify 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community A South Florida nonprofit had been with the same broker and an insurance pool for decades when Giselle Lugones suggested it would benefit from a stand-alone insurance arrangement With 20 health care facilities — including long-term housing for the elderly “we had lots of insurance issues,” said its CFO Lugones found a purchasing coalition that saved $1.5 to $2 million “on the low end.” She streamlined policies which had been “all over the place.” She tied each facility’s policies into the primary policy and facilitated renewals “You hire a consultant to bring you ideas and thoughts,” the CFO said isolating the very different risks for its physicians and hospital programs She marketed the physicians’ programs and obtained a new partner She diversified the program with global reinsurers And she identified holes in the program specific to regulatory and cyber coverage Her foresight and strategic thinking informed the process and she put the right tools and resources in place in case we ever do have a bad situation.” A publicly traded pharma company had an “interesting” technology it wanted to spin into a separate company disputes over risk and intellectual property issues can erupt in lawsuits between stakeholders mining his deep knowledge of health care and pharmaceuticals “navigated the treacherous waters” of potential lawsuits recently undertook a new business venture to help small group and solo practitioners remain independent while transitioning to value-based care CFO Lance Lewis knew the organization would have a new set of risk exposures and insurance needs Michon gave Lewis confidence: “He asked the right questions and put together the right coverage forms,” he said Change.org recently went through changes including a brand-new board of directors whose members were concerned about the tail on their D&O policy had the tenacity and patience to explain the coverage repeatedly because the board was unable to meet at the same time “They wanted to hear directly from the broker that they were covered even after their terms ended,” she said “He spent the extra time to put them at ease.” Lee NewmarkArea Senior Vice PresidentGallagher In addition to consolidating its physicians’ groups obtaining good discounts and convincing carriers to bring additional physicians groups under its policy Lee Newmark also averted a significant lawsuit against Radiology Subspecialists of Northern Illinois The prospective plaintiff wanted compensation and his organization wanted urgently to avoid a lawsuit Lee’s unexpected solution: Approach the carrier to settle out of court before the lawsuit was filed This move “made everybody happy,” Persak said Facing renewals for its medical malpractice insurance had a question: If carriers viewed members as a single entity rather than individual practices but we didn’t know if carriers would agree,” said Lee Turner several carriers bid on the collaborative group pitching “a risk retention situation with different forms of insurance,” Turner said “We’ll all have skin in the game.” With risk spread but “Lee made it his own and sold it to carriers He knows how to package innovation to his industry.” Where most people ask “why do something,” Randall Nukk asks “why not?” said W president/CEO of an Illinois anesthesiologist group A fierce advocate for his clients and prone to challenging the status quo Nukk arranged the abandonment of the waiting period before new practitioners are covered Now they’re insured the moment their contract is signed — which is an important recruiting tool since Illinois is the “risk capital of the world for malpractice.” got a taste of the Nukk problem-solving chops when he asked what the group could do for its 43 physicians and three certified registered nurse anesthetists Taking advantage of the group’s “great track record” and low loss ratios Nukk proposed a profit-sharing plan to carriers in which they returned a percentage of premiums paid if claims fell below a specified threshold Tuman asked the same question again: What more can we do for the group Nukk negotiated — and got — a tiered system where the group got back a larger percentage of premiums when claims were lower He negotiated a higher profit sharing rate at the same time then tweaked it to make it even better,” Tuman said The Cleveland Clinic is a large health care system in hurricane-prone South Florida it held a $19 million windstorm exposure in one hospital and the carrier tried to combine the sites into one location the system’s assistant director of enterprise risk and insurance Marsh’s Jodi Rittman organized a site visit with the carrier so that the underwiting team could see the site’s layout and distance from the coast with their own eyes The underwriter agreed to reduce the $19 million deductible exposure to a $7 million cap at no extra charge For another large health care system with wind exposures Rittman suggested a deductible buy-down placement which would  require certain changes to physical structures The system’s director of risk finance said Rittman lit the fire under the project “She knew what to do based on her insurance knowledge and experience with other placements in this part of the country.” The same organization recently suffered a malware attack affecting a significant portion of its systems and networks was covered under its property rather than its cyber policy Rittman “ripped apart” the property policy to help the organization understand which coverage was available and how it would respond to the loss “It was extremely helpful,” the director said Gerald “Yank” StollVice President – Healthcare DivisionHUB International Priority Healthcare Group specializes in taking over distressed nursing homes whose history of mismanagement and losses can rattle carriers into sky-high premiums and even loss of coverage the prior owner failed to hand over the policies forcing the company to struggle through a manual reboot HUB International’s Gerald Stoll presented the new responsible owners at renewal as an opportunity rather than a liability He compiled financial data such as pro formas and located financials for prior ownership then guided owner and managing partner Akiva Glatzer through implantation of an aggressive risk management program that emphasized training losses were down 80 percent over the prior year “He’s not just about selling policies,” Glatzer said He feared a major claim against his company fell outside coverage parameters and he expected a significant increase in renewals or even reluctance on carriers’ part to offer insurance But Stoll found policy language that led a carrier to honor the claim and then the renewal came in with an aggressive quote despite the claims history The same diligence pertained when a facility failed to send a claim to a carrier “Gerald found language that included coverage for the claim anyway Finalists:  Leanne GallagherSenior Vice PresidentMarsh James O’DellExecutive Vice PresidentWillis Towers Watson Cameron SpearmanClient Executive/Risk Management ConsultantNFP Property & Casualty Services QBE's Matt Westhoff discusses the recent profitability in E&S and what he looks for in potential hires Amid economic headwinds and shifting risks insurers face diverging credit rating trends across key market segment Pantea Vaziri of Allianz Commercial is prioritizing the use of analytics to get ahead of cyber risk Generative AI is set to revolutionize risk management in 2025 and proving its ROI to skeptical executives Risk managers have one primary goal: managing today’s toughest risks by utilizing the best insurance options available Traditional policies such as general liability workers’ compensation give risk managers the basis for coverage and provide peace of mind should a loss or claim arise The savvy risk manager knows that an effective coverage plan also requires flexibility and adaptability That’s why many look to alternative risk solutions to bolster their risk management strategies “Alternative risk solutions can help risk managers strike the balance between control and adaptability in their risk management solutions,” said Robert Curtis offer an extra layer of control and range in terms of coverage and protection that go beyond traditional insurance to help businesses more effectively manage and transfer risk were created in direct response to client feedback meaning they have been created with clients’ specific risks and needs in mind For those looking at ARS as a risk a management tool it’s important to understand the benefits they provide for businesses the importance of engaging with insurance partners and how organizations can initiate ARS strategies to deliver enterprise value and build corporate resilience ARS offer a level of flexibility for businesses That’s because they are designed to adapt to the individual client’s needs offering innovative and custom-built options to enhance risk management strategies These types of solutions also give businesses an opportunity to allocate funds where they are most needed Every business operates on a budget; having the ability to really look at where money is going and make sure it’s being utilized where it’s needed most is paramount “As risk managers aim to control and mitigate risks effectively ARS can help introduce flexibility into risk management strategies enabling companies to adapt—and even thrive and hold a competitive advantage,” Curtis said more complex organizations truly benefit from ARS due to their intricate risk profiles that require sophisticated solutions Incorporating ARS into the mix enables a more granular view on managing those risks “International operations are prime candidates due to the variety of risks they face across different jurisdictions and markets That kind of risk profile necessitates flexible risk solutions and that out-of-the-box thinking that comes with alternative risk solutions,” said Curtis He also noted that those looking into ARS are often businesses that possess a degree of risk management sophistication These operations already utilize traditional risk strategies but turn to ARS to become more innovative in their approach The important question risk managers should be asking is which ARS is the right fit for the risk it’s not “one size fits all.” There are different program types to consider customizable and strategic risk transfer option structured solutions are designed to focus on a single product line over multi-year agreements “These solutions are often very bespoke meaning they will be tailor-made for the specific organization looking into the structured solution,” Curtis explained This type of solution is structured so that it can meet the client’s capital needs and adjust to the “peaks and valleys,” as Curtis put it The main goal is to help manage volatility in the market while creating capital efficiency Parametric solutions are becoming more popular thanks to the inherent transparency built into its ARS model This type of coverage activates based on predefined parameters such as weather-related perils or cyber events ensuring faster payouts in the event of a claim Not only are the activation criteria clearly outlined but the data used to measure and determine payout amounts is also specified upfront This level of clarity and efficiency makes parametric solutions an appealing option for policyholders seeking prompt and reliable financial support “Parametric agreements have known triggers built into the coverage the insured already knows what to expect,” Curtis said Insurers have also been looking at parametric to expand into new markets and risk areas where non-physical damage risk are prevalent for clients “As data collection continues to increase at an exponential rate the ability to expand development and customization on parametric programs to reduce basis risk grows with each new program,” Curtis said Captives are a solid ARS option for businesses looking to manage and insure their own risks but they are experiencing an uptick in interest for some of today’s more pressing risks Curtis noted more companies are looking at captives to manage their cyber exposers or their supply chain risk—two areas where they might be running into coverage obstacles in the traditional marketplace if they are using the captive to insure some of these more prominent risks is there a different way to buy reinsurance,” he said “Here’s where we’re seeing activity as more captive owners look to evolve their captives moving forward.” integrated solutions cover multiple lines of coverage with a shared limit integrated solutions can ease the administrative burden and provide clarity of coverage contributing to their growth in popularity among clients They can also act like a comprehensive umbrella policy that encompasses multiple lines of coverage This approach not only promotes efficient capacity by allowing shared limits across various lines requiring only one renewal every three years instead of managing multiple “Instead of buying a separate tower for casualty and financial lines clients will turn to integrated solutions to buy a shared limit It turns into a more efficient way of buying capacity and having more stable capacity over time,” Curtis shared It’s important that businesses choose the right ARS that fits their needs Curtis recommends that risk managers place three key strategies at the forefront of their decision making: being open-minded and taking a collaborative approach to development “Risk managers should remain open to exploring ARS looking at both the traditional and non-traditional options as part of their overall risk management strategy,” he said Communicating with stakeholders and having transparent conversations around ARS will give everyone a better understanding of the end goal When engaging with C-suite executives and board members it is essential for risk managers to articulate the potential benefits of adopting these solutions including cost savings and capital management “Risk managers need to be able to communicate how these programs are going to work internally and the value they bring to the business,” noted Curtis Effective communication will lead to collaboration because the groundwork will be laid in those early conversations around ARS benefits Working together with the internal team and external insurance partners will result in the best outcome “By co-creating a solution with a client we can ensure that the program effectively meets its risk management needs today and evolves as the organization and its needs change These solutions are designed to be dynamic so they continue to be relevant and impactful over time,” explained Curtis Different ARS bring different solutions to the table The right insurance partner will help its client achieve its ARS goals while addressing any risk management questions that arise along the way the alternative risk solutions team is always thinking about what their clients need The insurer recognizes the risk environment is always changing The demand to find better solutions for long-standing resilience is paramount and ARS can give clients a risk management boost “Our ARS team was established in direct response to client feedback that highlighted the need for customized solutions that reflect these dynamics We listen to our clients and recognize that as the risk environment becomes more volatile our clients need different options to take on tomorrow with confidence,” said Curtis Curtis and his team can work deals anywhere around the globe They also come with extensive knowledge of international risks that need to be addressed making the ARS underwriting process run smoothly “When I’m developing a program I make a point to reach out to our local underwriters They know what that specific area’s risks are and what will help the client It’s a truly collaborative partnership with Liberty,” he said And that collaboration benefits clients who are looking to hone in on their risks and find customized solutions through ARS offerings “If a client comes to us with a problem they’re trying to solve we can co-create a customized program that works best for them,” said Curtis To learn more, visit: https://business.libertymutual.com/corporate-resilience/ This article was produced by the R&I Brand Studio a unit of the advertising department of Risk & Insurance in collaboration with Liberty Mutual Insurance The editorial staff of Risk & Insurance had no role in its preparation Sign up for our R&I One weekly newsletter Gulliver Prep junior Lauren Lugones is part of the Gulliver engineering program She’s worked on Project GEM (Generating Electricity Through Motion) The students worked on putting an electrical generator on a bicycle This project is to help people in third world countries such as Haiti they can unplug the device at night and use it for light,” she says They don’t have enough power to charge their phone They often have to travel 10 kilometers to charge their phones.” One of the constraints of the project was to make the generator lightweight enough that it doesn’t affect the balance of the biker “The weight should be evenly centered,” she says “The storage would be in the triangle part.” The Gulliver students made a mock-up of the bike and went on to acquire a patent pending on the device They showed the device in April at the Spirit of Innovation Challenge at the Kennedy Space Center and were chosen finalists in the event The bike is just one of the projects engineering students have worked on They have numerous projects to help people around the world including a water system that has been sent to developing countries One of the reasons they were looking at building the generator on a bike is because in some parts of the world bikes are an important mode of transportation about 49 percent of the population do have bikes,” she says Lugones has been in the engineering program since seventh grade She’s also participated in robotics competitions The competitions also require community outreach “Last year we brought in kids from a school in Overtown “They have both a middle school and a high school.” Gulliver participates in First Robotics competitions which encourages them to reach out to other rookie teams “We don’t do Battle Bots anymore,” she says Gulliver placed twelfth out of 64 teams at a competition in Orlando Lugones plays defensive specialist on the Gulliver volleyball team the team made it to regional playoffs but this year was disappointing losing in the semi-final round at districts She expects her senior season to be better While they are losing seniors to graduation she says there are younger players coming in who are quite good Because she’s considering a career in biomedical engineering Lugones is also in the Gulliver biomedical program She’s also in the biomedical club known as the Health Educated Awareness Leaders (HEAL) She helps organize blood drives at Gulliver and she often goes to the Academy to tutor the younger students “We organize the Gulliver team for the diabetes walk and the breast cancer walk Lugones will begin her college application process She’s looking specifically at colleges in the Washington “I’ve always seen so many opportunities in DC in jobs and I’ve always Georgetown and George Washington University for either biomedical or mechanical engineering Promote your business to the localized audience you want to reach with Miami's Community Newspapers. 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Suscribe x MercoPress, en Español Montevideo, May 6th 2025 - 03:02 UTC Argentine Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni announced Wednesday during his morning press briefing that his country would be following in on Donald Trump's steps and withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) which entailed disbursements totaling around US$ 10 million annually “I wanted to ratify to you that President [Javier] Milei instructed the Foreign Minister [Gerardo Werthein] to withdraw Argentina's participation from the World Health Organization,” Adorni stressed while noting that the head of State's decision was grounded on “profound differences” with the United Nations (UN) agency Adorni also criticized former President Alberto Fernández's administration for the way it handled the sanitary crisis leading “us to the longest confinement in the history of mankind.” “The lack of political independence vis-à-vis some States” would be another reason for Milei's call “We Argentines are not going to allow an international organization to intervene in our sovereignty and much less in our health,” Adorni further explained while noting that departing from the WHO would not entail any “loss of funds for the country” or affect the quality of medical services otherwise it would give Argentina greater flexibility to implement policies adapted to the country's best interests we have started the process for Argentina to stop being part of the World Health Organization We Argentines will not allow an international organization to intervene in our sovereignty or in our health,” Health Minister Mario Lugones posted on X “Argentina does not receive funding from the WHO and although some technical cooperation projects may receive funding these are carried out through [the Panamerican Health Organization] PAHO,” he added The Minister also made it clear that “leaving the WHO does not mean leaving PAHO which is pre-existing and depends on the [Organization of American States] OAS,” Lugones also argued the WHO has already recognized that the US severance “aggravated our financial situation and we know that it has generated great concern and uncertainty among WHO staff,” Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement Earlier this week Trump ordered all federal agencies to pause “future transfers of US government funds or resources to the WHO” because it “ripped us off.” Milei's administration explained the scope of its “chainsaw” government spending cuts on health issues particularly those regarding the HIV and Vaccine Directorates which were “oversized.” The Health Ministry underlined that the ongoing “restructuring” would “not affect the operation or the fulfillment of [the State's] responsibilities” “We decided not to renew many contracts of the HIV and Vaccines directorates since we are convinced that we have to put together work teams in a different way: avoid direct purchases from a single supplier avoid throwing away vaccines and supplies for millions and millions of dollars not more of what has been proven not to have worked,” Health Ministry sources were quoted by Crónica as saying 12.3 million dollars were squandered,” the sources added “the destruction of 2.9 million vaccines” worth US$ 16 million “will be avoided.” Commenting for this story is now closed.If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications InstagramXThreadsSnapchatTikTokYouTubeLAD Entertainment Home> Sport Cameron Norrie is the last British player left standing in this year’s Wimbledon. Today, he is up against reigning champion, Novac Djokovic Norrie said he has trained so intensely in recent years that he could now probably out-run any other player after five sets His performance so far this tournament has been a testament to his phenomenal fitness levels Cameron Norrie first began working with the tennis coach Facundo Lugones leading him to win four ATP singles titles It was this success which led Lugones to be voted Coach of the Year in the 2021 ATP Awards Another coach who has had a major impact on Norrie’s career is James Trotman, a former British tennis player who retired early due to continued injuries Trotman only coaches Cam Norrie for a fews weeks a year as he is now a full-time coach to the young British hopeful Jack Draper Trotman has said that ‘the work he puts through his body there wouldn’t be too many players that are doing a similar kind of job the 26-year-old tennis star studied in America at the Texas Christian University (TCU) Norrie was coached by David Robiti and Devin Bowen Robiti said ‘there was no doubt he was head and shoulders above your typical 18-year-old coming in.' He also described how the young Norrie would always go for long runs all on his own it is clear that Cameron Norrie could not have done more to prepare for this battle against Djokovic Topics: Wimbledon, Sport Sarah studied English Literature and Spanish at the University of Birmingham where she was also the Food & drink editor for Redbrick student newspaper FORT WORTH, Texas - TCU men's tennis head coach David Roditi has announced the signing of Facundo Lugones to a National Letter of Intent Lugones will be a freshman on the squad in this spring."I am really excited for Facundo to join our program," Roditi said "He brings a wealth of international experience against some of the best competition in Argentina to our team His strong work ethic and positive attitude are a few of the qualities that will reflect the blue-collar culture that we have created in our program I think he will be a great fit for us."The Buenos Aires native was ranked nationally as the sixth-best singles player under the age of 18 and owns an ATP singles listing of 1330 Lugones collected thee national titles while boasting an outstanding singles record of 35-10 (.778 winning percentage) in 2011.The Horned Frogs will open the 2012 season next week at home hosting Texas A&M Corpus Christi at the Bayard H Thanks for visiting 22 for his efforts against Wichita State.TCU will return to Fort Worth to host Arizona on March 2 the Bayard H Thanks for visiting ENGLEWOOD – The last time the Dwight Morrow baseball team won a championship none of its current players were even born the Maroon Raiders ended one of the longest droughts in Bergen County high school sports by beating Dumont to win a share of the Big North American Division championship Their last title came in 1963 when they won the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) crown COUNTY TOURNEY BRACKET: Don Bosco awarded No. 1 seed in Bergen County baseball tournament H.S. BASEBALL: Best of the week, top 25 rankings for April 30 in North Jersey baseball SCORES: H.S. box scores for April 30 “This is a gift for the kids,” Dwight Morrow coach Mario Lugones Jr “This shows them that hard work really pays off “It’s baseball … but it’s more than baseball.” Dwight Morrow recorded its biggest victory in 55 years as it topped Dumont The win highlighted an incredible reconstruction job by Lugones who took over a long-downtrodden program three years ago the Maroon Raiders had won just 10 games in their previous five seasons combined Now they’re 10-6 and heading toward their first winning season in roughly 40 years “Coach Lugones means everything to us,” junior Jonathan Taylor said “He’s the heart of the team … our leader He always puts in extra time with us … batting practice This victory is for him and all the other coaches who help us to be better student-athletes and better men.” Dwight Morrow was in the same situation last year needing a split of its home-and-home series with Dumont to clinch a share of the division crown The Maroon Raiders were swept last spring but this time they were ready Dwight Morrow second baseman Taylor made a spectacular diving grab of a pop foul down the right-field line “I don’t know how I got it,” Taylor said “I just dove out and saw it go in my glove But I feel like that set the tone for the team The buzz carried over to the bottom of the frame as Taylor drilled the opponents’ first pitch into left for a single two RBI) followed with a rocket double to left and junior Alex Rodriguez smacked a two-run single to left “Their pitcher was throwing pretty much straight fastballs and we jumped on him,” Sosa said “We’re an aggressive team on offense … always ready to swing the bat.” After a throwing error by Dumont’s pitcher allowed another run to score Dwight Morrow senior co-captain Charlie Sorbanelli poked one just inside first base and down the line for a two-run double Dwight Morrow tacked on a solo run as Sosa doubled into the gap in left-center and scored on sophomore Matt Victoria’s single freshman David Moreno and Taylor stroked back-to-back doubles for another run Dwight Morrow senior co-captain and pitcher David Vasquez was cruising along allowing just four hits and three runs (two earned) in his first six innings of work The Maroon Raider infielders made five errors on the day “David is our guy … our ace,” Taylor said “He never gets down when we make a mistake behind him He’s everything you need to be a leader … hardworking Sosa launched two-run bomb over the left-field fence to make it 9-3 and provide what looked like the icing on the cake Sosa said he “knew it was gone” and “looked back at my teammates to enjoy their reactions.” “I never thought that was going to be the game-winning hit,” Sosa said “I thought the next inning would be 1-2-3.” Dumont loaded the bases in the top of the seventh on an infield error Victoria came on in relief and walked the next batter to force in a run But the next batter slammed a double into the right-field corner to plate three runs and make it 9-7 The Maroon Raider fans breathed a collective sigh of relief when the next batter hit a routine grounder to short First baseman Sorbanelli dug out Moreno’s low throw for what appeared to be the final out The Maroon Raiders started to storm the field but then realized the first base umpire had inexplicably called the runner safe A furious Lugones came out to protest but the home plate umpire “That whole inning was very nerve-racking,” Taylor said ‘Let’s keep our heads up and get the next one.’ We just had to make one more play.” Sosa made it as Dumont’s final batter flied to the center fielder the Maroon Raiders stormed the field for real Lugones said he planned to talk to athletic director Richard Suchanski about adding “Big North American 2018” to the baseball banner in the school’s gymnasium Taylor said the win “meant everything to us … not just for the team but for the school and for Englewood.” the past four years flashed before my eyes,” Vasquez said “Watching Dwight Morrow celebrate on the field … it made me cry I got emotional because this is everything I’ve wanted since I came here as a freshman.” the question of what properly constitutes a colonial object is both alive and crucial to the course of research especially during times when repatriation debates have heightened contemporary debates about colonial objects have tended to neglect considerations of gender [1] There are at least two ways of correcting this relative neglect One would be to pay closer attention to the way gender relations have punctuated the history of the production Another way would be to consider how the category of gender itself might intersect with the history of colonialism one might raise the question of how the category of gender itself might be understood To appreciate the extent to which gender can be construed as a colonial object it’s necessary to first understand just what a colonial object is I understand colonial objects neither as ‘artifacts produced by indigenous peoples,’ nor as ‘artifacts that get taken up as emblematic of a particular (foreign by colonial objects I understand objects that are imbedded and circulated within a concrete colonial practice  Such a practice envelops well enough the military and socio-economic aspects of European power in Africa but it also involves the irreducible cultural and subjective elements involved in these European world empires I want to begin by focusing on what Argentine philosopher Lugones has called “the coloniality of gender,” which is the idea that the dominant gender system of today was in fact native mostly to Europe and was only imposed upon the rest of the world through the process of European colonization of the same Lugones’ most direct influence is the work of Anibal Quijano. Quijano invokes the idea of capitalism as a world-system to argue that it was the imperative of capitalist expansion that drove Europeans to settle the rich lands across the Atlantic was the idea that the scientific concept of race arose precisely at the moment when Europeans came into contact with the originary peoples of the Americas is that the formalization of racial categories was a process parallel to the work of settling the Americas and extracting and exploiting its natural resources for the world market It was the imperative of capitalizing on the conquest that led the Spanish empire to develop complex hierarchical systems or racial categorization in order to facilitate the division of labor and rule in the new colonies but she critiques Quijano’s failure to address gender within these hierarchical systems he identified to deepen and correct for Quijano’s omission by doing for gender what he had done for race global capitalism was constituted through colonization gender differentials were introduced where there were none.” Or that “the imposition of this gender system was as constitutive of the coloniality of power as the coloniality of power was constitutive of it.” In other words European colonization included the extension of the European gender system upon the cultures that were colonized Lugones claims that there was a distinctive and radical qualitative transformation in how these nations related to notions of gender Lugones’ argument is motivated by feminist critiques of the constraining binary cis-heterosexist gender system dominant in most contemporary societies What is distinctive about Lugones’ critique is her attempt to provide a firmly rooted historical account of how our hegemonic gender norms became hegemonic in the first place Lugones seeks to identify the rich variety of gender norms that came to be displaced by our current conceptions of gender she underscores a notable parallel between cutting edge emancipatory discourses and many pre-colonial gender systems Moving backward to trace the history of the gender system and then forward to connect pre-colonial gender systems with contemporary notions of feminist Lugones emphasizes the historical specificity of the binary Lugones adds “modern colonial gender system.” I consider a few varieties of studies examining the specific ways which European gender norms differed from ‘indigenous’ gender norms in West Africa and Persia and how it was that those older gender norms came to be displaced through the process of European colonization The first of these case studies is one on which Lugones’ conceptual account relies heavily: Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí’s account of the colonization of the land of the Yoruba Colonial exploitation was never a purely extractive business; it required the re-fashioning of important aspects of economic and political life in order to succeed this was especially true of gender relations Oyěwùmí’s primary claim is that “gender was not an organizing principle in Yoruba society prior to colonization by the West,” but that the systematic institutionalization of gender was itself a colonial development There are two aspects of Oyěwùmí’s approach that serve Lugones especially well and which illustrate my own claim about considering gender itself as a colonial object The first is the pre-colonial Yoruba gender system and the second is the juridical and political changes introduced by the colonists during their ‘settlement’ of the region Oyěwùmí paints a picture of gender relations before colonization Foremost among the differences were that gender categories were diverse and generally much more porous than the binary European system the boundaries between these positions were porous so that people could at times move beyond them or occupy intermediary spaces It is in this context that categories such as “Women” were relatively meaningless for the Yoruba Yoruba society did not feature hierarchical orderings according to gender identity From the gender of their pantheon to the laws concerning ownership of land and its inheritance Yoruba society was distinguished from European society in its lack of exclusion of women from participation in the public All of this was dramatically altered only upon the arrival of British colonialism and Oyěwùmí explains how this process unfolded on several fronts simultaneously with the most traditional Western associations about power and wickedness being dragged into the picture even as the Yoruba as a whole were subordinated to the British the British saw it fit to allow for a degree of participation in the affairs of public life (in the form of State minor posts or charges) for Yoruba men This was reflected also in juridical reforms concerning private property Property that was typically held communally according to lineage was suddenly placed in the trust of men Marriage law was modified to agree with the European Christian model in effect annulling local traditions of polygamy and other arrangements women were to be subordinated to men in all situations.” Oyěwùmí’s full account of these transformations is rich much more to any gender system than gender identity (i.e more to it than who gets placed in which category); there are also norms governing the performance of gender as there are also norms governing attraction between different kinds of subjects One could analyze the development of gender practices along many vectors including things like orientation (as in Butler’s heterosexual matrix) or cis-ness (as Oyěwùmí notes by the observation that the boundaries between genders were themselves porous prior to colonization) It would be especially interesting to pursue the kinds of questions posed by Oyěwùmí and Lugones in the context not just of gender identity but also in terms of these varieties within the gender system including categories governing things like beauty and sexual orientation Afsaneh Najmabadi’s work on the ‘modernization’ of gender and sexuality in 19th century Persia accomplishes this in a couple of ways.[2] Najmabadi aims to focus on much more subtle phenomena such as changes in attitudes toward beauty – she calls it the ‘feminization’ of beauty – as well as changes in the acceptability of homoerotic love that was once prevalent and normalized While Najmabadi makes it clear that these changes were brought about by what some like to call ‘soft power’ or dominating cultural influence rather than explicit military or economic power she also chronicles the specific ways in which British cultural and commercial influence to a large degree produced crucial changes in Persian cultural attitudes towards sexuality (toward heteronormativity) Yet another fruitful place to explore such intersections of gender and colonization are the Americas Horswell catalogue the variety of possibilities for gender identity and social gender roles throughout a large number of originary peoples both in North and South America Perhaps most prominent among these variations is the recurrent ‘third gender’ space in addition to two binary gender/sex poles many Native American cultures featured an intermediary gender that broke up the binary but by having this third gender express the spectrum of mediate positions between the two ‘poles’ This is the sort of arrangement that Lugones calls “gynecratic egalitarianism.” An approach that keeps firmly in mind the changes effected in gendered life through the process of colonization can thus come to a fuller understanding of what colonization was and of how its effects continue to reverberate Even in places where we see this intersection explicitly treated, however, as is the case with Londa Schiebinger’s work the notion that gender itself might be approached as a colonial object fails to arise scholars like Schiebinger have not sought to account for how the category of gender itself is consistently susceptible to colonialist processes In order to facilitate this kind of connection it’s necessary to make a conceptual case for the place of gender as a plausible object of study for scholars of colonial objects Considering the evidence cited in the sections above it seems fair to conclude that gender itself might be understood as a colonial object inasmuch as colonial gender norms were often vastly different before and after the colonial encounter and differed as a result of the ‘encounter’ between the colonizers’ gender system and whichever gender system existed in that culture previous to colonization There are two comments I’d like to make before concluding The first aim in this paper is to open a space for connecting the colonial objects field to developments in kindred fields My second aim is to point out some issues worth considering when approaching gender itself as a colonial object and if colonization transforms gender systems it’s worth investigating how capitalism and gender might relate Oyěwùmí is keenly aware of this connection exploring how the subordination of newly discovered women coincided with the expropriation of communal land and installation of slavery and wage labor in Yorubaland This process not only recalls parallel developments in European history but also appears to have wider purchase and strikes me as a necessary development Lugones’ account of gender colonialism is motivated by a practical desire to find alternatives to the constricting gender norms currently hegemonic in the West She follows a conventional method for critique: historicizing the system under scrutiny to limit it in time and locate possible historical alternatives There is a risk when we read pre-colonial gender systems through a 21st century queer lens Leaning on such an analogy would defeat the purpose of historicizing colonialist gender norms and could lead to altogether new sorts of erasures When we make the claim that gender is colonial we don’t mean to say that gender was altogether absent prior colonization (although Oyěwùmí does want to make such a claim with regard to the Yoruba) but rather that the gender systems were also an object of colonization and that colonization as a historical process also involved the modification of the specific indigenous gender arrangements of the regions it affected I suggest that a greater emphasis on the gendered implications of specific object transfers and non-transfers would be of benefit to the field it might be said that our understanding of colonial history and the history of gender is not complete until the colonial histories of gender the gendered history of colonialism are properly coupled [1] The most prominent exception here being the work of Londa Schiebinger Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World student in Philosophy at the New School for Social Research It’s given me interesting rabbit holes of research to go down Three experts will speak Friday, Oct. 24, at the Syracuse Symposium™ colloquium “Negotiating Feminist Perspectives: Intersectionality transnationalism and decoloniality are ways of knowing generated to contest subjugation and to resist systemic inequality critical 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using #SyracuseU on social media If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu Facundo Lugones and Cameron Norrie have come a long way since the rookie Argentinian coach guided his ‘chicken’ through the lower rungs of professional tennis Lugones and Norrie have worked together ever since meeting through the tennis programme at Texas Christian University Now the duo can celebrate a huge milestone Norrie and Lugones are preparing to take on Novak Djokovic in the first grand slam semi-final for the Brit at Wimbledon on Friday https://twitter.com/Faculugones/status/1542219927716827136 “In Argentina when you’re taking care of someone you call them your chicken,” said Lugones ‘How is your chicken doing?’ He became a dog now Norrie has burst into public consciousness this week but his has been a gradual climb to the top that has gathered pace brilliantly over the last couple of seasons The 26-year-old became British number one after winning the big ATP tournament in Indian Wells last October and has maintained his progress this year breaking into the top 10 for the first time in April Norrie’s key weapon is not his serve or groundstrokes but his stamina which came into play again as he recovered from a poor start to defeat David Goffin in five sets in the quarter-finals probably more than anyone,” said Lugones “I don’t even know how much other players do but it would be hard to beat how many hours Cam does especially when he’s fitness training with Vasek (Jursik) “They do some really intense conditioning sessions on the court where he stays in that red zone where the heartbeat is just insane That’s why in the fifth set he looked actually more comfortable than at the beginning of the match.” Lugones revealed Norrie can push his heartrate to 200 beats per minute and stay there for close to 10 minutes “I think a normal person can’t even do half of that would be close to passing out,” said Lugones It is unusual for a player-coach relationship to last as long as the one between Norrie and Lugones who was named ATP coach of the year for 2021 “We have a great relationship,” said the Argentinian who celebrated his 30th birthday on Wednesday “Pretty much the same as when we started “Maybe we don’t spend that much time off the court now because he has his girlfriend but the quality of the time and the way we do things is pretty much the same “For him it’s really important to have people around him he can trust with anything It is only this run that has elevated Norrie to anything like the status enjoyed by Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu which will ratchet up prior to his clash with top seed Djokovic how he was able to stay patient and deal with everything and just take it like another match,” said Lugones “I think that’s why he’s in the semis “You never want to sell Norrie short He doesn’t get the hype that other players get for similar results But I don’t think he cares about that it motivates him to do better and be in these moments more often It doesn’t really matter what people say or think © Planet Sport Limited 2025 • All Rights Reserved gender perspectives and feminist studies have gradually been incorporated into the discipline of International Relations (IR) and the field of foreign policy it is noteworthy that academia has shown significant interest in defining the scope of Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) addressing this question requires clarification that there is no single definition; it is a broad concept linked to the increasing significance of gender agendas in international politics FFP reflects the intention to challenge power hierarchies and to reconsider the origins of the State FFP often emerges as a project that prioritizes gender equality and respect for the rights of women and other marginalized groups in relation to other states (Garino 2023) Examples can be found in programs implemented in Mexico projecting FFP becomes a comprehensive task that underscores the need to address the diverse situations experienced by women and dissident groups It is crucial to avoid researching their issues and demands as homogeneous groups as this may lead to partial or incomplete diagnoses of their realities The consequences of colonization on the American territories its symbolic and material impact on social relations and the construction of knowledge are explored through the analytical categories they create such as the exploration of the coloniality of being this school of thought offers theoretical tools to examine various cases from situated approaches This perspective allows for a socio-historical contextualization of the object/subject of research It emphasizes individual and community spheres and the multiple realities that women face in the region Incorporating situated analytical views for the generation of FFP implies prioritizing projects that take into account the cultural aiding in understanding that they are not a homogeneous group and that these categories affect the development and understanding of politics and international relations to conduct their analysis and link it to the international arena decolonial intellectuals have focused on the experience of Latin America’s subalternization in the face of hierarchical global power relations and their impact on epistemologies Subalternization refers to what is subordinated due to a historical and cultural dynamic between the hegemonic class and the set or group of dominated people This is a consequence of the colonization of the American territories and the imposition of social relations structured under modern-colonial logic This process has occurred through marginalization To deepen and expand this critique into a decolonial feminist standpoint author María Lugones (2008) constructed the concept of gender coloniality by drawing from the contributions of Afro-American feminism and intersectionality the notion of a modern-colonial gender system is introduced It is portrayed as an additional form of women’s subjugation taking into account the heteronormative and patriarchal dominance of social relationships based on difference This broadens and complexifies the focus of decolonial studies in explaining the position that colonized women have occupied in social relations revealing that they have been part of the lower scale of the colonial structure This highlights the importance of gender analysis in exposing the subordination and social exclusion of indigenous women in the conquered territories the contributions of communitarian feminism which seek to reverse all forms of patriarchal oppression through situated thinking and as a political practice of resistance are highlighted through the thoughts of Julieta Paredes (Paredes 2006; 2013) communitarian feminism aims to develop a theoretical and political proposal based on the Andean indigenous conception of the world It presents a perspective that advocates for ancestral demands against all forms of colonial oppression due to the imposition of hierarchical and patriarchal relations The epistemic formulation of communitarian feminism revisits the concept of community with the intent of avoiding binary relations between men and women It proposes adopting community as a transformative political unit considering it an organism where each of its members is unique To consider FFP along these lines implies viewing the world as an expanded community arising from the ethical obligation to care for all living beings placing women and nature on an equal footing with male primacy social and international relations should be based on complementarity Projecting a community-based FFP entails criticism of modern international politics the power held by elite white men from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics.” University of Chicago Legal Forum “El Camino Incompleto Hacia La Inclusión De Una Perspectiva De Género En La Política Exterior Boliviana (2006-2022).” Desafíos 35 (2) https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/desafios/a.11985 “Colonialidad y Género.” Tabula Rasa 9 (2008): 73-101 “El Pensamiento Decolonial: Desprendimiento y Apertura Un Manifiesto.” In El Giro Decolonial: Reflexiones para una Diversidad Epistémica Más Allá del Capitalismo Global Siglo del Hombre Editores; Universidad Central Instituto de Estudios Sociales Contemporáneos “Hilando Fino Desde el Feminismo Comunitario.” Cooperativa El Rebozo “Para Que el Sol Vuelva a Calentar.” In No Pudieron Con Nosotras: El Desafío del Feminismo Autónomo de Mujeres Creando Eurocentrismo y América Latina.” In La Colonialidad del Saber: Eurocentrismo y Ciencias Sociales Copyright © — E-International Relations Investigators discovered six cans of open sterno in the basement of DaVinci Café one of the three businesses destroyed in last month's fire on Main Street in Stroudsburg "Several cans of sterno were found strategically placed throughout the storage area in the basement with the lids of the cans removed exposing the ignitable substance inside," reads the affadavit of probable cause by Stroud Area Regional Police The fire occurred in the early morning of Sunday but at least three businesses were destroyed or severely damaged in the 600 block on the south side of the street: Atomic Mary Digital a professional audio equipment store and recording studio DaVicni Café was owned by Rafael Lugones and Julio Cruz which was across the street on Main and was destroyed by a February 2005 fire Police would not comment on whether an investigation into the Leonardo's fire would be re-opened or criminal charges were being filed against Lugones Look for more information in tomorrow's print and online editions This post is part of the Bodies, Gender, and Domination OOPS Series To elucidate further the connection among (post)colonialism, gender, and domination, two texts in particular come to mind: Chandra Mohanty’s “Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses” from 1984 and M Jacqui Alexander’s “Not Just (Any)Body Can Be A Citizen: the Politics of Law Sexuality and Postcoloniality in Trinidad and Tobago and the Bahamas” from 1994 Mohanty criticizes the construction of the category “Third-World women” and the universalizing as well as simplifying analysis by Western feminists especially the critique of the universalizing discourse of Western feminism gender and sexuality in a way that enables me to understand the indifference that men exhibit to the systematic violence inflicted upon women of color.” I would like to highlight some aspects of the postcoloniality of gender that serve to dominate women and queers: namely the importance of a certain construction of (hetero)sexuality for postcolonial nation-building and as a biopolitical tool to restore black middle-class men’s manhood after colonial domination Alexander deals with the introduction of a certain sexualization by the colonizers — in this case in Trinidad and Tobago and the Bahamas — that erased indigenous sexualities (Lucayan and Arawak) as well as the parallel process of racialization Black women’s bodies were constructed as wild and untamed and black men were to be feared as oversexualized and brutalized Black men were trained in morality and respectable citizenship by the British During the process of postcolonial nation-building some continuities can be observed: a form of nationalism was established where men were to render public service to the nation and to stick to notions of respectability women had to defend the nation by producing and caring for the nuclear family Alexander then shows how black middle-class men to restore and strengthen the construction of their manhood had both to distance themselves from black working-class men and to demonstrate their capabilities to rule especially through forms of paternity women’s labor was and is heavily exploited mainly as unpaid domestic work and in the tourism sector Alexander speaks about the “political economy of desire” as tourism in these countries is often based on the sexualization and exotization of the female body to attract transnational capital in neoliberal capitalism Alexander argues that homophobic policies and laws in these countries serve not only to police sexuality but also to construct a certain image of the nation as respectable and ordered bodies that are marked as non-procreative by the state are not deemed to be proper citizens because they refuse to reproduce the nation and serve the nation’s survival forms of morality that are connected to heterosexuality and the monogamous nuclear family are upheld to speak to conservative citizens and to white conservative males as customers in tourism It soon becomes clear how long-lasting consequences of colonial constructions of gender and sexuality forced on the population had their impact on the construction of a “respectable” nation and how this works in connection with citizenship There are continuities in the domination of women by both colonizers and colonized men The concepts of certain gender hierarchies and heterosexuality have been so successfully introduced that they build a grounding principle of the nation-state and determine who is a legitimate citizen and who gets excluded This serves as a powerful tool to make female and queer bodies and sexualities compliant to these norms all these texts paint a complex picture of the intertwining forces of racialization Western universalization of concepts and discourses and the long-lasting effects of colonialism that construct categories serving the subordination of women They all emphasize that gender categories and hierarchies are constructed and thus contingent It was and is an ongoing multilayered process of long duration all these thinkers see ways to challenge such orders As one strategy to work against these dominations Alexander calls for feminist decolonization of the female body: “The work of decolonization consists as well in the decolonization of the body Women’s bodies have been ideologically dismembered within different discourses: the juridical STROUDSBURG — Police investigating the fire that destroyed three businesses in downtown Stroudsburg last month are focusing on a likely culprit: six open cans of Sterno found in the basement of Da Vinci Café Stroud Area Regional Police filed an application for a search warrant of the café which was signed by District Judge Michael Muth "Several cans of Sterno were found strategically placed throughout the storage area in the basement with the lids of the cans removed exposing the ignitable substance inside," said the affidavit of probable cause that accompanied the warrant request An inventory of items to be seized from the scene of the fire says that one of the Sterno cans was found at the stairway landing in Da Vinci Café Five others were in the basement storage area on shelves in the center of the basement and lining its walls Sterno is a gelled alcohol fuel typically used for warming food William Parrish of SARP said the police applied for the search warrant to help protect the evidence on site but three businesses on the south side of the 600 block of Main Street were destroyed: Atomic Mary Digital Keller Williams Realty and George Stoeckel Jeweler Da Vinci Café was owned by Rafael Lugones and Julio Cruz which was located across the street on Main and destroyed by a February 2005 fire That blaze incinerated the building housing Kresge-Lebar pharmacy and damaged Seasons gift store Restaurant equipment from Leonardo's is reportedly in storage awaiting examination from insurance investigators Parrish said it is too early to discuss whether any criminal charges will be filed for last month's fire The November blaze was the third major fire to devastate downtown Stroudsburg in under two years a September 2006 blaze destroyed Best Cuts barber shop the Jesus the Christ Church community center and the Court House Bistro around the corner on North Sixth Street Having won the ATP Coach of the Year award for 2021, Facundo Lugones, coach of World No. 12 Cameron Norrie has admitted it was something he never expected to achieve Lugones helped Norrie post a superb 52-25 record to finish 2021 at a career-high ranking of 12th after the Brit started the year as the World No Lugones and Norrie met at Texas Christian University where they were teammates on the tennis team The Argentine helped the team as a volunteer coach before accepting Norrie's offer to become his traveling coach after the Brit turned professional in 2017 In an interview with ATPTour.com Lugones expressed his disbelief at being named ATP Coach of the Year while paying tribute to those who have helped him Cameron Norrie won two ATP titles this year, the biggest highlight of which was the Indian Wells Masters in October The World No. 12 was a runner-up at four other events: the Estoril Open, the Lyon Open, the Queen's Club Championships and the San Diego Open. Norrie also played two matches at the 2021 Nitto ATP Finals in Turin as an alternate The 26-year-old has been nominated for the ATP Most Improved Player of the Year award along with Carlos Alcaraz Your perspective matters!Start the conversation 1938) is the father of  modern Argentine poetry  as well as a pioneer of  fantastic literature   and  microstory  He was also an understanding in areas as dissimilar as  mathematics  or occultism But he was mainly an  intellectual  committed to a political program said “I have as always the condition of the  wind  and I don't care about the dust that I raise when I pass.” Initiated early in  journalism  in his province in 1897 installed in   Buenos Aires   obtained recognition with “Las Montañas de Oro” pointed out at that time as “the most vibrant and original note of the  argentinian poetry   ” Part of the bohemia of the end of the century of  Buenos Aires with “La Montaña ” spreads socialist ideas while working in the public service of which several are reports such as “The Jesuit Empire” (1904) until he became the director of the  National Library of Masters  in the next decade he becomes an  Argentine itinerant cultural attaché taking part through his position in the League of Nations of  Albert Einstein  's visit in 1925 to whom he offers refuge in the country due to the European anti-Semitic persecution   or giving lectures like the infamous “The hour of the sword” in Peru literary production begins to leave the modernist  heritage   whose maximum point is the “Lunario sentimental” (1909) political programs and studies with strong Hellenist imprint In the middle of the ten are the conferences gathered in “El Payador” which gives homeric stature to   José Hernández   's verses and transforms the  " Martín Fierro  "in our  national poem  The last few years are stained with the adherence to the military coup against Hipólito Yrigoyen an ideology synthesized in “La Patria Grande” (1930) and a return to his first  poetry mediated by a clandestine love with a young admirer Melancholy times ending in suicide at a pension in the Tigre Delta the  National Song and Poetry Festival  is held every 2 and 3 February The meeting brings together the neighboring peoples and poets of the world around the poet of the “Romancero” (1924) “ Sarmiento  had thought of a tomb worthy of him for expression and greatness: a rough rock of the Andes that dolmen -ancient tomb- of primordial hero” “ Two writers in the twentieth century achieved an undisputed hegemony of the Argentine literary field:  Jorge Luis Borges was the " national poet”  against whom the avant-gardes directed their criticism and parodies because in order to  write  something new it was necessary to displace the man whose authority he had mastered literature and exercised its power of consecration.”  We suggest you continue reading the following notes:  [oembed:serargentino url=” https://www.serargentino.com/gente/arte-y-literatura/3-clasicos-de-la-literatura-gauchesca"][oembed:serargentino url=” https://www.serargentino.com/gente/espectaculos/nene-cascallar-y-sus-historias-de-amor “] We suggest you continue reading the following notes: Sundays of roast in family All together or separate? 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