Snapshots of the Anthropocene in Iran
What does the Anthropocene look like? Angelica Modabber disentangles the complex layers of memory, ecological change, and identity in contemporary Iranian photography.
Tagged: Middle East
The Refugee Crisis in Europe: Responses to Four Important Questions
The ongoing refugee crisis in Europe raises complex questions about language, people, and geography.
Edgy Stuff: March 2015 Recommendations
March 2015 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
Book Review: Dubai: The City as Corporation
Dubai: The City as Corporation is a significant contribution within the field of urban studies in the Arabian Peninsula. Dubai is often represented in both popular and academic writings as the proto-type of a global city, a desert landscape decorated by non-contextual extravagances—architectural structures varying in the form of skyscrapers, shopping malls, and museums.
