“There is Nothing to See”: Silence and the Atmosphere of War
This essay examines the social life of silence in the Lake Chad Basin after years of insurgent violence.
Go to Palestine—And Go with All Your Heart
Settler colonial terror in a question Amidst arranging a backpack with her family during a short trip away, an inquisitive
Anti-heroines and Oman’s revolutionary afterlives
Images of female fighters in liberation movements from the global south have a wide appeal as symbols of radical social emancipation and iconic revolutionary heroines.
«Please don’t scroll»: Social Media as Humanitarian Communication in Gaza
Since October 2023, I have been exposed to images and videos from Gaza that I will never forget. Although I
The Killing of Gaza: Reports on a Catastrophe
Gideon Levy. 2024. The Killing of Gaza: Reports on a Catastrophe. New York: Verso. In The Killing of Gaza: Reports on
Humanitarianism Hijacked: Israel’s instrumentalization of the humanitarian space
In November 2023, during the first phase of the genocide in Gaza, I published a text in Allegra Lab, asking
Reading Elastic Empire: Refashioning War Through Aid in Palestine in Times of Genocide
Lisa Bhungalia. 2023. Elastic Empire: Refashioning War Through Aid in Palestine. Stanford: Stanford University Press. Israel kills 59 Palestinians in
Pillaging Palestine: Policy, Property, and Plunder in the Creation of the State of Israel
Adam Raz, 2024. Loot: How Israel Stole Palestinian Property. New York: Verso. Adam Raz’s Loot: How Israel Stole Palestinian Property is a
Holding Space: On Risk, Rupture, and Rebuilding Academia Otherwise
I want to begin not with theory, but with a moment. It is early June 2016, and I am in
The Destruction of Palestine is the Destruction of the Earth
Andreas Malm. 2024. The Destruction of Palestine is the Destruction of the Earth. London. New York: Verso Urgency is the word that