Grounds for Reclamation: Fascism and Postfascism in the Marshes by Suzanne Stewart-Steinberg, Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian Studies Grounds for Reclamation: Fascism and Postfascism in the Marshes focuses on the reclamation of the Pontine Marshes south of Rome during two phases of its existence: first, under the fascist regime; second, in the content of recent … Grounds for Reclamation
On Seeing is a new publication series devoted to visual literacy. Publications foreground the political agency, critical insight, and social impact inscribed in representation. Centering underrepresented perspectives and understudied questions, these books articulate complex ideas about how we see, comprehend, and participate in the visual world. The MIT Press will publish each On Seeing volume … On Seeing Series
The Ruin Archive: Art and War at the Ends of Empire By Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar, Associate Professor of History The Ruin Archive offers a critical examination of the formation of “Indian art” via the nineteenth- and twentieth-century extraction of objects from ancient and war-torn landscapes of the Indo-Afghan borderlands to European collections. Instead of tracking … The Ruin Archive
Border Assemblages: Re-collecting Moria by Yannis Hamilakis, Joukowsky Family Professor of Archaeology and Professor of Modern Greek Studies Merging scholarship and activism, this project focuses on the largest migrant-refugee camp in Europe, Moria, located on the island of Lesvos in Greece, in what is effectively a borderline between the Global South and the Global North. … Border Assemblages
Going through the Motions: Animations of Black Being in the Breaks by Rebecca Louise Carter, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Urban Studies Going through the Motions: Animations of Black Being in the Breaks is a meditation on Black death and its transformation, exploring the shift to Black aliveness in both scholarly work and everyday practice. A … Going through the Motions
