Knowing one’s place
Discrimination, racialization, and transnational social movements are intricately layered within each context they manifest in — the Institute is no different.
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Les joueurs de marionnettes en tenues de combat : les Taingyinthas et la politisation d’ethnicité en Birmanie
par Marine HermesPublié par the Graduate Press en anglais, le 18 juin 2020 Le chaos actuel qui accompagne la criseContinue Reading
Puppeteers in Combat Garb: Taingyintha and the Politicisation of Ethnicity in Myanmar
The Rohingya Refugees carry with them a painful history of oppression from ethnic cleansing, and continue to be a persecuted minority. How do the Burmese government and the Tatmadaw sustain and push the representation of the Rohingyas being ‘illegal immigrants’?
An open letter to Professor Burrin
For this week’s Feminist Voice, the Feminist Collective decided to publish a letter that a disappointed student sent to Prof. Burrin his jokes, the sexualisation of learning environments and the male gaze.
George Floyd, Racisme, Diversité & ce que Gisa en fait
Dans cet article, David Rochat revient sur les réactions suite au meurtre de George Floyd, afin de soulever des interrogations concernant l’emploi de la notion de “diversité” à l’Institut, et plus particulièrement par GISA. Il plaide également en faveur de plus de sollicitations médiatiques, déclarations politiques et réflexions académiques capables d’embrasser et d’interroger le racisme dans sa complexité transnationale.
More than 10,000 march in Geneva for Black Lives Matter Protest
This article reviews the impressive anti-racist demonstration happening on June 9th in Geneva, placing it within a broader history of racism and police brutality in Switzerland.
Cet article revient sur l’impressionnante manifestation antiraciste du 9 juin dernier à Genève, et tente d’explorer les questions plus larges que posent les problèmes de brutalité policière et de racisme en Suisse.
COVID-19: A Socio-Psychological Story
COVID-19 has shown us that the history of pandemics is deeply entangled with mental shortcuts and biases different societies hold in responding to a crisis. What then can we learn from this very global yet deeply personal experience?
No, we have not forgotten about Burrin’s Q&A
How do you say ‘gaslighting’ in French?
Conflicts rage on, as UN’s call for ceasefire lacks backing
With an unresponsive UN Security Council and an increasing securitisation of global health, whom do we hold accountable when conflicts continue to brew in a pandemic?
No One is an Island: Building on feminist solidarity
An “underground” revolution is already happening outside institutions we’re used to. Powerful, transgressive, and effective: that’s what solidarity can be.
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