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Doxa at Large

Aesthetics of Catastrophe

Aric Mayer

In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina formed in the Atlantic, over the Bahamas, and crossed Florida as a category 1 storm.

History in a Glass

Andrew Wachtel

In the brilliant sunshine of a fall morning in Istria, I swirl the pale pink wine. As I bring it to my nose, I catch the unmistakable aroma of the Muscat grapes.

Passages to Freedom: The Politics of Racial Reconciliation in South Africa

Achille Mbembe
Thirteen years after the formal abolition of apartheid, South Africa is no longer what it used to be. It is coming out of the dark age of white supremacy.

Red Mosque

Faisal Devji
On July 10, 2007, Pakistani soldiers stormed the Red Mosque complex of Islamabad in an assault that killed some two hundred people, thus ending months of aggressive and well-publicized provocations by

American Studies in Tehran

Brian T. Edwards
It’s Friday in February in downtown Tehran. I’m taking advantage of the day off from the seminar I’m teaching to catch up with unfinished work from home.

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