Tag: leif brottem
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The Academic Minute for 2019.04.08-04.12
The Academic Minute from 04.08 – 04.12 Monday, April 8th Janet Gibson – Grinnell College Humor and Human Behavior My main focus of research is on implicit memory, the influence of past experience that facilitates or biases current performance in the absence of conscious recollection. I have explored this aspect of memory in the context…
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Leif Brottem, Grinnell College – The Geographical Life of West African Villages
On Grinnell College Week: What constituents a village in rural Africa? Leif Brottem, assistant professor of global development studies, explains why it’s not an easy answer. I teach courses in Global Development Studies and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). My research focuses on the intersection of democratic decentralization and climate change adaptation in agrarian West Africa.…
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Grinnell College Week on The Academic Minute (2019.04.08)
Grinnell College Week on The Academic Minute 2019.04.08 Monday, April 8th Janet Gibson examines humor and human behavior. Tuesday, April 9th Leif Brottem explores the geographical life of villages in West Africa. Wednesday, April 10th Ross Haenfler discovers not everyone is for inclusivity. Thursday, April 11th Timothy Arner delves into what the art on your…