“Unknown evil-doers perturbing the peace”: Mass fainting and the reproduction of hegemony in Luanda, Angola
Gina lay on a mattress in her room, the drip stuck in her hand, feeling “very feeble”. The sister of […]
Reviews Symposium
#Review: One Hour in Paris. A True Story of Rape and Recovery, Part 1 of 2
One Hour in Paris: A True Story of Rape and Recovery is one part personal memoir, one part intellectual exploration
New and Old Wars. Organized Violence in a Global Era.
An important book since its first edition, the third edition of Kaldor’s New and Old Wars struggles to keep pace
Searching for Normal in the Wake of the Liberian War
Anthropology is quite familiar with enculturation and the informal processes by which culture is constructed and transmitted. Increasingly, however, culture
A Mob Killed Farkhunda, Not ‘Afghan culture’ #Gender
On May 2nd, 49 men went on trial for the public murder of a young woman called Farkhunda in the
Intimate Enemies. Violence and Reconciliation in Peru
Kimberly Theidon illuminates both the horrific and beautiful complexities of post-conflict reconstruction and transitional justice as it unfolds on the
Gruesome Spectacles. Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty
There is a very fine line between describing the United States of America’s gruesome spectacles of botched executions in enough
On History and Anthropology – An interview with Claudio Lomnitz
Anastasia Martino interviews Claudio Lomnitz on the relationship between history and anthropology, the Mexican revolution and the role of the
On Harm and History
I want to begin with Julia´s history, an indigenous woman from the South of Colombia who currently lives in one
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
“It’s already the era of demokrasi, you know,” Pak Ketut says, nodding his head in firm approval, stretching out each