In defence of our universal double standards
The two series of terrorist attacks that hit Paris this year, have given rise to a series of debates and […]
That buried secret of ours! non-fiction and fiction on memories of violence, death politics and the economy of silence in post-revolution Iran
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi is an acclaimed and respected writer in Iran. A post stamp has recently been produced in his honor.
Sing the Rage. Listening to Anger after Mass Violence
Anger was abundant in South Africa during the 1990s. After the abolition of Apartheid in 1994, the Truth and Reconciliation
Anthrostate Threads
The State Against the State
On April 2nd 2015, the bloody attack on Garissa University College captured and dominated news headlines worldwide. The attack was
#REVIEW: One Hour in Paris: A True Story of Rape and Recovery, Part 2 of 2
This post marks the second part of our special review section on One Hour in Paris: A True Story of
“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