by mesaas | Feb 19, 2026 | Publications |
In her memoir My Father, the Messiah, Gil Hochberg traces a father-daughter relationship as it transforms across decades—from intense closeness in childhood to a fraught distance as Hochberg’s father Yossi becomes increasingly convinced that he is the Messiah. After...
by mesaas | Feb 17, 2026 | Publications |
Today, extraordinary wealth seems to arrive from nowhere. The trick of conjuring this unearned wealth is, in fact, the key to understanding capitalism’s origins and a clue to why the catastrophe of climate collapse is upon us: value is created by consuming the...
by mesaas | Feb 10, 2026 | All News |
Professor Mahmood Mamdani has been chosen as the recipient of the 2026 Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Vanguard Award. The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Vanguard Award is bestowed annually upon individuals who have made significant contributions to social...
by mesaas | Jan 16, 2026 | All News |
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by mesaas | Jan 12, 2026 | All News |
Call for Papers: (Re)Tracing Land April 22nd – 23rd, 2026 The Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University is pleased to invite academic essays from graduate students and early career scholars from across universities and...