Category Archive

human geography

The Writing on the Wall

Sonya A. Grier bulletin, capitalism, cities, discrimination, drugs, economics, gentrification, human geography, photography, race, race and markets, United States 21 May 2021

In this contribution to ISRF Bulletin 23, Sonya A. Grier asks what the storefront of a local cannabis dispensary in Washington, D.C. can tell us about the state of contemporary (Black) capitalism.

Fast Food Relics

Naa Oyo A. Kwate bulletin, California, capitalism, cities, economics, human geography, photography, race, race and markets, United States 21 May 2021

In this contribution to ISRF Bulletin 23, Naa Oyo A. Kwate asks what a 1981 picture of a derelict McDonald’s franchise in Compton, California, can tell us about the broader history of racialised deindustrialisation.

Mark Whitehead Interview

Lars Cornelissen human geography, interviews, isrf fellows, neuroliberalism, videos 31 March 2019

Mark Whitehead is interviewed in relation to his ISRF Mid-Career Fellowship. He talks about his research on neuroliberalism, as well as the state of the social sciences today and his own professional career.