Photo Essay: Finding a place for historical nostalgia in Postcolonial Anthropology
by Yatou Sallah I have long been intrigued by the anthropological framing of Africans in the context of postcolonialism. As scholars and …
On unsolicited nostalgia and Tinder frustrations
‘I’ve been here before’ – the feeling of the present being firmly rooted in the past can be intense and disorienting. It …
“Make Space Great Again”
Nostalgic Amnesia on the Final Frontier (Center) Kanye West meeting with Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner, (Ends) Logos for Starfleet Command …
The Server Souvenir: Taking Home Remnants of Virtual Worlds
“It’s amazing to think those little circuits that we can carry around were an entire world to us.” –Diana*, interviewee “We might …
Nellie’s green lipped mussels #MeadCompetition
One Wednesday afternoon, about four years following my family’s migration from Israel to New Zealand, I was gripped by a sudden urge …
The Beach – A Frontier of Nostalgia
by Duane Jethro The beach is a place of waste and ruin. Rotting seaweed, stinking dead seals, cracked and crushed shells, deflated …
Structurele nostalgie of gewoon pret? De 78-toeren plaat
door Freek Colombijn De Nederlandse muziekindustrie schijnt het goed gedaan te hebben in 2015, maar de trend van fysieke muziekdragers als CDs …