Un/boxing Fulfillment: A Field Guide to Logistical Worlds
In the classic origin tale of “The Box” and its seductions, Pandora is driven by curiosity—a distinctly feminized will to […]
Waiting for a Dam
Once again, in November 2019, I found myself in an SJVN waiting room. But it was a new waiting room.
Runways to the Sky
Road building in the Maldives – an archipelago of small coralline islands – sounds a bit like a euphemism for
The Space-Time of Infrastructure
“Lena, you can turn on the camera now.” The view of the space station changes from monitor to film image.
Monrovia Modern
Monrovia Modern is a beautiful and perceptive book that describes the limitations and contradictions of architectural forms of political and
Living a good life through infrastructure. A Review of three recent monographs on Central Asia
This post belongs into a series of posts on the workshop “The Future of Central Asian Studies” organized by Prof.
The Road – An Ethnography of (Im)Mobility, Space, and Cross-border Infrastructures in the Balkans
Central to the capturing cover-image, the downhill stone-paved street of the Pazari district of Gjirokastër, south Albania, reflects the orientation
On Edge: China’s Frontiers in a Time of Change
In 2011, China’s state-run general content television channel, CCTV-4, launched a monumental 100-part series with a title that translates as “Borderland
Towards a relational anthropology of the state
This ain’t New York As a contributor to the recently published edited volume Stategraphy: Towards a relational anthropology of the
Locating Care within the Nascent Infrastructure: Renal Dialysis in Thailand
When new epidemics hit us, calls for infrastructural development are renewed. More investment in hospital facilities, medical staff and the