Palestine Now Edited by Maya Mikdashi, Jasbir Puar, Helga Tawil-Souri Palestine Now editors invite contributions reflecting upon current and historical conditions in and of Palestine and Israel. As we collectively confront the “ethical indifference with which racial violence is met” (Denise … Continue reading “Palestine Now–Call for Essays”
Online Features
On Famous Hermits by Stacy Szymaszek
Will FespermanIn the fall of 2023, it is a bit late to be reviewing Stacy Szymaszek’s Famous Hermits, which came out months ago. But that does not matter so much. In fact, there are parts of Famous Hermits that seem already … Continue reading “On Famous Hermits by Stacy Szymaszek”
Three Poems
Teline TrầnHot Dish Since under, I had spoken one word a day To a complement a meal, I would utter, ‘Breakfast,’ ‘Lunch,’ or ‘Dinner.’ To move from coming, I speak slighter Worded widely that the cheeks bled, Spinning trellises before … Continue reading “Three Poems”
Sacre du Council
Sára BányaiOn Easter day I went to visit my friend to celebrate together in a silly, agnostic fashion while overdosing on vegan chocolate eggs. We agreed to do it behind closed doors as we did not want to be associated publicly … Continue reading “Sacre du Council”
Amplifier
Social Text CollectiveZionism’s Political Unconscious by Nadia Abu El-Haj Verso Blog We Who Are in Prison Escape Every Day: Students and Women Organizing against Israeli Occupation by Brian Bean, Shireen Akram-Boshar, Layan Kayed New Politics An Open Letter from Jewish Students by … Continue reading “Amplifier”
Yes/No: Referenda and Mandates
Seán Cubitt, Cristóbal Escobar Duenas and Ben GookI. On October 14, 2023, Australia voted in a referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, an attempt to enshrine consultation with Indigenous peoples in the Australian constitution. The proposal originated in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, adopted by … Continue reading “Yes/No: Referenda and Mandates”
Where Trees Seek Shelter
Baraah Abu Al RobShe’s just a kid. Kids don’t mourn their loss; they don’t know what their loss is. YET. She’s just 2, she definitely won’t remember the tears. It only took the “kid” 2 seconds to stop being one. That’s exactly … Continue reading “Where Trees Seek Shelter”
My Fast Bike!
Saed Abu-HijlehI rode my bike, He rode his F-16 and tank, I sang my song, He shot me and gained his rank. I am the terrorist, he is the victim! I am a martyr now and did not go to school, … Continue reading “My Fast Bike!”
Hellraiser
Edward SalemTechno plays from outdoor speakers at the beach restaurant in Tel Aviv. I scan faces, trying to place them— Poland? Russia? Tan, lipless men toting wives and kids, giving me dirty looks as I suck my shisha. The … Continue reading “Hellraiser”
Becoming Archived: Feminist Resistance to Online Misogyny in India
Oeendrila L. Gerold and Sahana UdupaIn 2021, India saw a spate of online “auctions” on platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, GitHub and Clubhouse. Non-consensually sourced images, including morphed images, of hundreds of Muslim women were “rated” and “reviewed” for their “monetary and sexual worth” by … Continue reading “Becoming Archived: Feminist Resistance to Online Misogyny in India”
Class Composition in the Arts: Operaist Art History
Andreas PetrossiantsDo artists belong to the working class? Is artistic work a productive activity contributing to the development of capitalism or is it an “exceptional” activity, a form of “decommodified” labor? (See work by Leigh Clare La Berge and Dave Beech … Continue reading “Class Composition in the Arts: Operaist Art History”
Three Poems
Serena DeviApology it was just me in the way thick and obstinate, a dumb kicked animal. I’m sorry to say, had you been less anti-work and I less anti-school, perhaps we could have been good for one another. knowing … Continue reading “Three Poems”
Nuclear Knowledge Otherwise: A People’s Atlas of Nuclear Colorado
Kyveli MavrokordopoulouThe digital public humanities project A People’s Atlas of Nuclear Colorado, comprising scholarly essays, artistic contributions, and much more, maps the many ways the nuclear arsenal has shaped the state of Colorado. It is the first installment in an even more … Continue reading “Nuclear Knowledge Otherwise: A People’s Atlas of Nuclear Colorado“
Two Poems
Chris Campanionireturned as a body To measure the circulation within my brain G places a transducer to my face, to the flesh above my ear. I like the part before—G’s gloved hand applying a cool gel to my neck, my … Continue reading “Two Poems”
An Interview with Gabrielle Daniels
Jamie TownsendGabrielle Daniels’s new book Something Else Again: Poetry and Prose, 1975-2019, was recently published by Materials / Materialien in London and Munich and by Dogpark Collective in the US. Daniels’s essays, stories, and poems have appeared in the print and … Continue reading “An Interview with Gabrielle Daniels”