Migrants and Machine Politics – review
In Migrants and Machine Politics, Adam Michael Auerbach and Tariq Thachil examine how India’s urban poor navigate and shape political networks to secure representation and accountability within …
In Migrants and Machine Politics, Adam Michael Auerbach and Tariq Thachil examine how India’s urban poor navigate and shape political networks to secure representation and accountability within …
In Significant Emotions, Ashley Frawley critiques the trend of pathologising distress caused by socio-economic problems (like cost-of-living pressures and insecure, low-paid employment) as “ment…
In Speak Out!, Milo Miller curates a selection of writings by one of the first and most important Black radical organisations of the 1970s, the Brixton Black Women’s Group.…
In Long Live Queer Nightlife, Amin Ghaziani charts the transformation of LGBTQ+ nightlife in recent decades amid venue closures and gentrification, focusing on London. Through a blend of personal anec…
In Fugitive Feminism, Akwugo Emejulu probes the concept of humanity through the lens of Black feminist thought (particularly Audre Lorde) and reveals its intrinsic exclusions and biases. Deftly intert…
In Fluke, Brian Klaas explores the phenomenon of chance, examining how seemingly random happenings and actions can profoundly shape our lives. Klaas skilfully interweaves different perspectives – from…
In The Front Room, Michael McMillan examines the significance of domestic spaces in creating a sense of belonging for Caribbean migrants in the UK. Delving into themes of resistance…
Fabian Broeker‘s Love and Technology: An Ethnography of Dating App Users in Berlin explores how dating apps mediate intimacy among young Berliners. Presenting an immersive ethnography of app usa…
In Contesting Moralities: Roma Identities, State and Kinship, Iliana Sarafian challenges established scholarly practices that attempt to define Romani identity, instead exploring how individuals navig…
In Reconciliation by Stealth: How People Talk about War Crimes, Denisa Kostovicova considers how best to achieve reconciliation in post-conflict societies, focusing on case studies from the Balkan…
In Nudging, Riccardo Viale explores the evolution of nudging (behavioural mechanisms to encourage people to make certain choices) and proposes new approaches that would empower rather than paternalise…
In The Golden Passport: Global Mobility for Millionaires, Kristin Surak investigates how selling citizenship to the uber-rich has transformed from an anomalous activity offered by a handful of microst…
My Life in Fragments presents the life and thought of the late sociologist Zygmunt Bauman through an assemblage of letters he wrote to his daughters. Combining biography and broader reflections…