Crisis in focus
This week we are featuring a series of posts curated by Dimitra Kofti on a very timely theme: CRISES. Etymologically […]
Investing without wealth: The financialization of social reproduction
A few years ago, even an expert on the risks of subprime lending would have been astounded by the very
Asking Gramsci’s question crisis
Some object to the word ‘crisis’. However, it is useful for describing the sense that what seemed to be an
Crisis on the opposite shore – Notes from the field on crisis, revolution, and the possible
This piece is a from-the-field reflection on the ways in which grand events and processes such as global financial crises
Crisis Threads
Crisis, Gender, Time
Economic crises are especially hard on women (Bettio et al. 2013, Manganara 2014, Seguino 2009, UNICRI 2014, Walby 2009) and
Dis-orientalizing & Ethnographic Journeys
I conduct fieldwork among young Hindus in Amsterdam, the city where I have lived for nearly six years. Amsterdam lends
Buses in South and North Tehran: Education and Schooling
The bus I was riding on my way to Tajrish (north Tehran) was beyond maximum capacity with its passengers. We
Shoes, walking & reflections on subtle conflicts within social movements
In my research, I have found myself walking constantly – primarily because the city where my field site is set
Buses, Metros, Shoes & Confusing Journeys
This week we continue our thread on fieldnotes via four posts that all in their own way elaborate this thread’s
Book Review Reviews
Street Corner Secrets. Sex, Work, and Migration in the City of Mumbai
Albertin Sarrazin once wrote, “whether you’re on the lam or whether you’re out hustling, gold is worth nothing compared to