Inheriting a Dislocatory Moment
On December 8th, 2024, Syria – my country of birth and the place where I lived for twenty-four years – […]
Recalibrating Hope and Revolutionary Temporality in the Wake of Al-Assad’s Downfall
To be honest, I can’t describe my feelings now; it is a historical moment. Syrians finally feel they can breathe,
Recalibrating Syria: New Openings for Anthropological Engagement
Joyful crowds toppling statues, unsealing torture prisons, defacing regime iconography, ordinary people roaming freely through Al-Asad’s Presidential Palace . .
Anthrokino: Open Unit
Come gather with us for another AnthroKino in which we’ll watch Open Unit by Paul Antick. The screening will be
‘Is this still life all I’m good for too?’
A review of the film Open Unit. The appearance of a new Smith film from Paul Antick is a source
Mediated Lives: Waiting and Hope among Iraqi Refugees in Jordan
Mediated Lives is a careful, deeply reflexive, and ethnographically rich study of Iraqi urban refugees living through legal, social, and
The Social Act We Call MemoryÂ
It’s a cold early-winter morning in South Brooklyn. The streets are empty. My friend Gabe explains that it’s only a
Afterlives of revolution: Alice Wilson’s response
I first visited the Dhufar region of southern Oman in 2013. I was soon to learn that some residents were
Afterlives of Revolution: Nathalie Peutz’s comments
In the mid-2000s, while conducting ethnographic fieldwork on the impact of environmental conservation and development projects on the Yemeni island