“Democratise democracy!” – Interview with Chantal Mouffe
Political theorist Chantal Mouffe about the power of nationalist passion and the need for left-wing populism
Are you feeling well today?
The rise of wellness has been driven by health spa’s need to make money and people’s scepticism towards conventional medicine. A thought on wellness beyond beauty.
Getting to know my neighbours in the shadow of war
A fieldnote from Jaffa, Israel/Palestine (January 2014)
The Copenhagen Killing
In Denmark 25,000 small pigs die everyday, but it was the killing of a young male giraffe named Marius that caught the international attention. The killing also reveals the fine line between science and emotions, nature and culture and, yet again, the potential of the internet to quickly turn local events into global discussions.
Migration and things: little stuff that sometimes matters
What do people take into their luggage when they change their countries of residence? How does their attachment to things, places and people change over time?
What a woman should be like
A fieldnote from a hairdressing salon in Munich, Germany (December 2013)
