What’s Left Behind – A visual essay #livesofobjects
Brook Andrew is an interdisciplinary artist who examines dominant narratives, often relating to colonialism and modernist theories. Through museum and […]
The Secret Life of Objects: Strategies for Telling New Stories in Exhibitions #livesofobjects
You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects – Wislawa Szymborska, Polish poet It’s 2013 and I
The Force of Custom in Kyrgyzstan: Allegra’s Judith Beyer discusses her new book
https://soundcloud.com/sean-guillory-3/srb083 Sean Guillory of Sean’s Russia Blog spoke with our Publications and Reviews Editor Judith Beyer about her book The
Visualising the past: crafting respectability in Seychelles and London
In some research contexts, it is all but impossible to neglect the visual. Prior to beginning research on knowledge and
Nellie’s green lipped mussels #MeadCompetition
One Wednesday afternoon, about four years following my family’s migration from Israel to New Zealand, I was gripped by a
Neoliberalism as Liberation in Russian Data Science
It should not be too controversial to say that the Russian university system is somewhat dilapidated. Certainly, this was the
From self-identified ‘Turkish migrants’ to ‘Kurdish Diaspora’ in London
Loss and its relationship to translation and incommensurability have been central features of my work. My interdisciplinary PhD (Social and
UNESCO frictions: Heritage-making across global governance
Destroyed under global media coverage, exalted as identity symbol, traded and purchased, heritage is taking on a growing and controversial
Essay One-Shots
REDUX: ARTIFACTS AND ALLEGIANCES: HOW MUSEUMS PUT THE NATION AND THE WORLD ON DISPLAY
You just have to walk down the street in any immigrant neighborhood—Washington Heights in New York City, Kreuzberg in Berlin,
Gentrification, diversification & events – let’s take it SLOW!
Ever so often we find it indispensable to remind ourselves & everyone else that one of Allegra’s guiding mottos is