The Perils of Joy. Contesting Mulid Festivals in Contemporary Egypt
This book comes to life as a product of fifteen years of research in and about the festive culture of […]
Book Review Reviews
Get a taste of summer… and upcoming EVENTS!
Yes, the summer has finally arrived: time to plan for the upcoming academic year! As has become our monthly tradition,
Happenings
After Charlie Hebdo: complex media cultures and the limits of liberalism
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That buried secret of ours! non-fiction and fiction on memories of violence, death politics and the economy of silence in post-revolution Iran
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi is an acclaimed and respected writer in Iran. A post stamp has recently been produced in his honor.
Do Muslim Women Need Saving?
Lila Abu-Lughod’s book, Do Muslim Women Need Saving?, expands on her thoughts from an earlier article similarly titled. As she explains,
Reviews Symposium
Money From Nothing, Part 2 of 2
This post represents the final part of our special review section on Money From Nothing: Indebtedness and Aspiration in South Africa.
REDUX: Dimitris Dalakoglou on State, Violence, Infrastructures and Public Spaces in the European periphery
Worried by the current crisis affecting the Eurozone and many other parts of the world, we also sometimes feel disempowered
Reviews Symposium
Money from Nothing, Part 1 of 2
This post marks the first installment of our special review section on Money from Nothing: Indebtedness and Aspiration in South Africa.
Liminality, Biomedicine, and the Law – A symposium supported by the wellcome trust
Biomedicine and the life sciences continue to rearrange the relationship between culture and biology, problematizing what it means to be
Virtual Museum
AVMOFA: University Bucket
Universities have a long history. Buckets even longer. Nevertheless, perhaps not many times in the past have universities and buckets