The Ones Who Walk Away from the Internet
In the Andean cosmovision, constellations are not formed by connecting the dots of stars, but rather from the spaces of darkness in the night sky. The most important…
Tag: Argentina
Sian Lazar and Dolores Señorans: Argentina: inflation, monetary disorder, and political experimentation
The election of Javier Milei, a chainsaw-wielding anarcho-libertarian, to the Presidency of Argentina promises to cement Argentina’s status as a prime experimental site for inflation-tackling policies…
Being Queer in Argentina under Javier Milei: Naturalization of Hate Speech and Criminalization of Protest
Hate speech is not innocent. On May 5, 2024, a man entered a hotel room in Barracas, Argentina, where two lesbian couples lived and set it on fire.…
Walden Bello: The Mess in Argentina
At the heart of Buenos Aires lies the lovely Calle Florida. The experience of walking through this street that is exclusively dedicated to pedestrians was anything but lovely…
Throw Away or Find a Way to CIRCULARITY
Exhibition by Anna Stammler-Gossmann As humans, we have adopted a linear “take, make and throw away” approach, in contrast to the circular processes observed in nature. In the…
Julia Soul: Between Confrontation and Silent Discipline: Working-Class Dilemmas under Javier Milei’s Far-Right Government in Argentina
With the triumph of Javier Milei in Argentina’s November 2023 national election, the country has followed the contemporary global trend of electing far-right governments. Through his frequent televisi…
Who Knows About Ethical Research?: Reflections on Research Ethics and Vulnerability in Abortion Research
People who have abortions are often thought of as inherently vulnerable. When retold without nuance, this narrative can be harmful to abortion-seekers, as well as to reproductive autonomy…
The Many Worlds of Brine: Disputed Water Worlds in the Argentine Puna and Beyond
By Melisa Escosteguy (Non-Conventional Energy Research Institute-INENCO-CONICET, Universidad de Salta) and Maria Labourt (Department of Sociology, University of Southern California). Transform…
Milei, Crowds, and Concrete Waves in Argentina
I am home, reading Stefan Helmreich’s new book, A Book of Waves (2023). The news on TV then catches my attention: I see images from the inauguration of…
Menara Guizardi: Notes on the Political Capitalization of Anguish and Hope in Argentina (and the American Southern-Cone)
In recent work, several authors in anthropology have analyzed how the extreme right is being configured and acquiring a considerable pull on the mainstream (see: Kalb, 2023a; Semán…
Xochitl Marsilli-Vargas on her book, Genres of Listening
Interview by Sarah Muir https://www.dukeupress.edu/genres-of-listening Sarah Muir: In the book, you describe the extraordinary history and contemporary status of psychoanalysis in Buenos Ai…
Asado argentino, un manjar reconocido en todo el mundo
Read Time:6 Minute, 24 Second Diego Moll Soto El asado en Argentina es una costumbre, un ritual, un motivo para reunirse o un fin en s…
Pablo Semán and Ariel Wilkis: Rebellion of the bastards: the rise of the extreme right in Argentina
The growth of extreme right-wing forces in the Argentine political process expresses the combination of global trends and specific trends associated with local political history. It also expresses…
Los argentinos y su selección, una historia de amor y odio
Read Time:5 Minute, 41 Second La pasión de los argentinos por su selección de futbol es relativamente nueva y, precisamente por el…
Juan del Nido on his book, Taxis vs. Uber
Interview by Diego Valdivieso https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=31529 Diego Valdivieso: For those who have not had the opportunity to read your book and have a glimpse of the viciss…
Tackling the pandemic: examining the role of social movements and organizations in Argentina by Silvia Hirsch
Introduction Mónica, a 44-year-old woman, wakes up every morning thinking about the challenges ahead. Today, like every other day, she will prepare soup with noodles and rice for…
Sarah Muir on her new book, Routine Crisis
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/R/bo69688117.html Interview by Kabir Tambar Kabir Tambar: Routine Crisis is about the aftermath of the economic collapse in Argentina in 20…
Lesley Gill: Can the Left Revive the ‘Pink Tide’ amid a Global Pandemic?
As Covid-19 has washed over Latin America like a tsunami and the pillars of shaky economies have shuddered under lockdowns, the priority of profits over public welfare stands…
Wounded Attachments: Intimacy, Infrastructure, and Harm in the National Public Hospital by Livia Garofalo
The first thing you see from the highway is a massive building. The Hospital is simply enormous. In front of the Hospital plaza is a roundabout. In the…
From Transmutation to Strangeness: The House under Scrutiny
MARÍA FLORENCIA BLANCO ESMORIS La Matanza, Buenos Aires, Argentina I woke up, changed, and my partner made mate[1]. I looked at my cell phone and I had at…
Privilege and Certainty: Middle Classes and Confinement
The house and the body are the protagonists of isolation. In Argentina, staying at home is experienced as an unequal privilege. The coronavirus put on the table such…
Another Day In Quarantine: The Transmutation Of The House
MARÍA FLORENCIA BLANCO ESMORIS La Matanza, Buenos Aires, Argentina I didn’t wake up that day like all the others. I had slept badly. My only peace of mind…
Mary-Caitlyn Valentinsson on her dissertation
My dissertation, titled “Language Use and Global Media Circulation Among Argentine Fans of English-Language Mass Media”, explores the links between globalization, media/pop culture, and language throu…
Bench acquaintances: Finding one’s place in a Buenos Aires shopping centre #Displacement
In a situation of displacement, migrants and Argentinians forge social relations and thereby emplace themselves in a Buenos Aires shopping centre. Doing research on mobility and displacement in…