Who Writes Iran?
Better US-Iranian relations could usher in more diverse portrayals of Iran—in popular literature and scholarship.
Tag: ethnography
Who Gets To Speak For Iran?
On questions of access, authenticity, and authority in ethnographic research.
Confronting India’s Tribal Problem
On the politics of recognition and coloniality of India’s affirmative action system.
Satire and Solemnity in the People’s Climate March
A massive environmental demonstration in New York is accompanied by parody. By Angelique Haugerud
On Brazilian Aardvarks, Wikipedia, and Digital Populism
What many fail to grasp is that Wikipedia, despite its suffix, is not an encyclopedia. Ever heard of a coati? How about a Brazilian aardvark? Ostensibly the two are one-in-the-same, at least according to Wikipedia. Problem is there’s no such thing as a Brazilian aardvark, …
