The violent face of bureaucracy
Whenever I meet Merule, a 42-year-old Nigerian citizen living undocumented in Milan, Italy, I am struck by the number of […]
Anthropology and absurdity: Introduction
Anthropology is often seen as the discipline that makes “the strange familiar and the familiar strange”. Here, however, we are
Climate Preconstruction in Coastal Africa
The climate crisis is upon us. Extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, hurricanes, heatwaves and fires are increasingly wreaking
Letter from Gaza with a response from New York
The Institute of Women’s Studies (IWS) at Birzeit University in Palestine has launched “Women’s Testimonies from Gaza”, a project aiming
On an abyssal edge: a streak of blood, and absence
The murdered is carried on the shoulders. In haste, a cadaver shrouded in white is slipped into an indoor mass
How South Africa rescued humanity (and International Law) at the International Court of Justice
Since the creation of the United Nations, and in line with the civilizing mission’s rhetoric used to justify colonialism, racist
Can the Palestinian speak?
It is sadly nothing new to argue that oppressed and colonised people have been and are subject to epistemic violence
We Can Know No Innocent Futures
Is it for a lack of knowledge? The genocide in Gaza is being livestreamed. Daily, images, videos and voice notes proliferate
Reframing Hamas
On November 24th, 2023, a temporary ceasefire paused Israeli bombardment[1] and Hamas-led retaliation in Gaza. The pause was intended to
Kein Tag Ohne Hitler
Rainer Maria Rilke: Words gently end at the edge of the Unsayable… — This morning the weight of generations of