Theory & ResearchThe revolution in Iran can be framed as a feminist revolution also because of its form of resistance. The feminist performative/figurative dimension of the revolution, as an anonymous feminist writer and protester from Iran elaborates, is “the distinguishing feature” of the revolutionary movement that we are witnessing
Theory & ResearchAll revolutions in modern times have something in common: they surprise and overwhelm. Yet we cannot endure the moment of revolution, which we perceive as chaos that must be tamed by order of conceptual rationality. The Woman-Life-Freedom revolutionary movement is no exception. How can we read and understand it without domesticating the revolution?
Theory & ResearchThis essay intends to shed light on the emotional life of activists and dissident publics in contemporary Turkey along with producing insights to cultivate a coping perspective against the persistence of authoritarianism and the social polarization that it breeds, which poses a critical challenge to counter-hegemonic projects
By Ülker Sözen
In PerspectiveThe airline industry has only just recovered from its most severe crisis in history: the COVID-19 pandemic. For cabin crew workers in particular, the sectorial restructuring following LATAM Airways’ departure and the changes in the aeronautical regulations in 2021 marked a shift in labour relations and working standards
By Sara Cufré
In PerspectiveThe new volume from IRGAC and kollektiv orangotango brings together more than 50 first-hand accounts of anti-authoritarian movements, activists, artists, and scholars from around the world, focusing on the sensuous and emotional dimension of their strategies
By Börries Nehe and Aurel Eschmann
InterviewIn this interview, we talk to Mehmet Türkmen, President of the United Textile, Weaving and Leather Workers’ Union (Birtek-Sen), which is an independent trade union founded in Gaziantep, one of Turkey’s major textile centres, at the beginning of 2022. Since its establishment, Birtek-Sen has played a critical role in numerous strikes, particularly in Gaziantep
InterviewEwa Majewska talks about why feminism should be at the centre of anti-fascist militancy and theory, reflects on how women researchers are still not heard or are ignored in academia and argues that the left needs to put its prejudices aside and research the institution of "family"
By Andrea Dip