An archaeologist, anthropologist, and film expert examine the staggering amount of damage to cultural heritage caused by Russia’s war on…
The Responsibility of Witnesses to GenocidePalestinian narratives of their own dispossession are routinely dismissed—making witnessing Israel’s ongoing onslaught on Palestine that reignited in 2023 an…
Living as Stateless Palestinians in JordanIsrael’s war on Gaza that erupted in 2023 continues a long history of systemic displacement of Palestinians. Over 2 million…
Among Gun Rights Activists, Fears About Survival ReignAn anthropologist delves into what the rising ranks of local firearm-touting militias in Virginia reveal about intensifying political polarization in…
08.03.2019A poet-anthropologist from India recalls a checkpoint encounter in Sri Lanka, just months after the Easter Sunday bombings. “08.03.2019” is…
Reading the Future of an Amazonian MineIn Ecuador, Shuar people, an Indigenous group in the region, face increasing threats to their ways of life from industrial…
Between the LinesA poet-anthropologist in Israel looks to his students and their surroundings, calling for “seekers of peace” to create lifelines across…
A Mausoleum of Our Everydays/Nai nsang negu heroukiA humanities and social science doctoral student from Manipur, India, takes readers on a journey through ordinary moments interwoven with…
Earlier I Had Nightmares, Now I Have InsomniaA Kashmiri poet-anthropologist records the restless despair many feel under Indian occupation. If you missed the introduction to “Earlier I…
A Long Road AheadSAPIENS’ 2023 poet-in-residence questions where peace of mind can come from for Indian-occupied Kashmir. If you missed the introduction to…
