Florya walk-through

Mike Bode

In this guide-like personal account, Mike Bode ties the description of his visit to a iconic modernist mansion - Florya - in Istanbul and his passing thoughts about its architecture to the historical and ideological implications of the emergence of Turkish nationalism and modern nation-state.

On Top of the Mountain

Behzad Khosravi Noori

Felestine square in Tehran and its monument have been the central stage for governmental demonstrations against Israel for years. Through investigation of the stories around the monument's creation and the relations between Iran and Palestine, Khosravi Noori looks into the question of how one can show meaningful solidarity with Palestine without falling for the propaganda of another regime.

Shabli: Photography on the Threshold

Shakib Majidi

What distinguishes Ahlam Shibli's photographs from the plathora of visual representations of Palestine is that she abstain from dramatisation in her form as well as content. Shibli's images detail the impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinian lands. She approaches representation of victims with caution so that her work can go beyond sensational reactionism and instead serve as a level-headed critique of oppression.

Autoethnography, Narration and Emancipation

Shiva Alinaqian

Shiva Alinaqian has a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology. When writing her thesis on the construction of maternal identity, she realized that she is not to set aside her personal experience of mothering and, thus, she opted for an autoethnographical approach.

About Autoethnography: Hunting for Hope

ُShahram Khosravi

Shahram Khosravi is a professor of anthropology at Stockholm University. He mainly focuses on issues of migration, forced displacement and border studies. In this piece, Khosravi writes about autoethnography as a research method and a writing style. He explores the possibilities this method offers to confront the division between North/theory and South/field.

Transportations

Peter Lagerqvist

In Transportations, Peter Lagerqvist tells the story of Palestinians who challenge the everyday realities of occupation and the restrictions on movement in the occupied lands in a peculiar manner. Through his narrative, he provides an anthropological analysis of the auto theft and joy-riding in Palestine.

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