The Befana Is Returning Josina M. Makau As a child growing up

As a child growing up in Benghazi

Herspring outlines eight factors that contribute to conditions that promote and support shared responsibility among civilian officials and the military

hitting the road with reels of film in his car

their ordinary experiences illuminate the interlocking and gendered processes of racial segregation and border formation that built the Los Angeles we know today

both at the moment they unwed themselves of shame and before that

The Befana Is Returning Josina M. Makau As a child growing upOn the night of January 5, in certain areas of southern Tuscany, a costumed, singing troupe of characters visits residents' homes, expecting to be fed and feted in a folk custom that has recurred in the region for centuries. This is the Befanata, a mumming tradition centered in Tuscany, whose main character the Befana is a kindly old woman or grandmotherly witch who delivers toys, candies, and gifts. Part of the Christmas season, the Befana is