Presumed Dead but Lived On
Treasures and Discreet Afterlives of Greek Heritage in Contemporary Turkey Treasure hunts have long been a common practice, constituting one of the primary problems…
Read MoreTreasures and Discreet Afterlives of Greek Heritage in Contemporary Turkey Treasure hunts have long been a common practice, constituting one of the primary problems…
Read MoreEurope’s largest decentralised memorial is artist Gunter Demnig’s Stolpersteine—‘stumbling stones’— small brass plaques installed in the pavement in front of the former homes of victims of…
Read MoreI first heard about the Cemetery for the Unknown from a friend, Ceyda, while returning from the funeral of her friend, Sibel. Sibel was…
Read More“My best friend from the army was a unit officer responsible for food and supplies. His name was Đura and he was from Serbia….
Read MoreOne enters the city of Dersim, surrounded by the steep holy Munzur Mountains in central Anatolia, after showing one’s ID at several security check…
Read More“When my father went, he knew he let me in safe hands. It means that instead of one hand, I have a million hands;…
Read MoreWhere did afterlives fever come from? These reflections suggest a trajectory. Today, amid a lively eruption of usages, afterlife has moved away from longstanding…
Read MoreEvery year, after Easter, hundreds of families from all over Ukraine gather in the Chernobyl Zone of Alienation. People converge toward the now-deserted area…
Read MoreRecently on a scholar’s email listserv dealing with Myanmar (Burma) issues, I learned that at some universities in Australia, Singapore, and beyond, scholars intent…
Read MoreSince the beginning of the Covid-19, Muslim NGOs have been at the forefront of the crisis in France. Their implication at the national level…
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