Shush! How silence is destroying European universities from within
The camera shows a deserted, dilapidated room somewhere in war-torn Ukraine. On an intercepted phone call a Russian soldier argues […]
Alternatives to Extractivism. A manifesto of propositions and unresolved questions
In memory of Sabine Luning(30 August 1959 – 6 March 2025) whose support and input has shaped our thinking in
Connecting the Dots: An Exhibition on Arabic Calligraphy in Osaka Â
In memory of Akiko Sugase (1971-2025) From March 13 to June 17, 2025, a Thematic Exhibition for the 50th Anniversary
Holding Space: On Risk, Rupture, and Rebuilding Academia OtherwiseÂ
I want to begin not with theory, but with a moment. It is early June 2016, and I am in
Breaking Form:Â Practices of Black visuality and SonorityÂ
Realizing that things are because things are connected. In the spaces between, we create. Some days I wonder if this is
State of Address
It demands a kind of compliance to a taxonomised structure. For us to follow a set of instructions to turn in the correct documents, forms, proofs and annexures.
Practicing slow scholarship in a hard world
I feel surrounded by a special sense of gratitude, one that I’m unsure I have ever felt before, exactly like
She braids, I listen
I. Hair as an Opening I first met her in the summer of 2020. An elderly woman, her silver hair
On Silence
On the 7th of December 2024, Damascus was up all night having a special kind of party. At 3 a.m., my siblings