Category - Vol23-1 Science Under Occupation

On scientists and solidarity with Palestine

The interview with Steven and Hilary Rose is a valuable reminder of the central role scientists played in setting the stage for international support of the Palestinian-led BDS campaign. The Roses wrote their letter to the Guardian in April 2002, in reaction to Israel's "policy of violent repression against...

STEM on Hold

The internet shutdown that started in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 5, 2019, and was eased only on January 15, 2020, is the longest internet shutdown ever in any democracy.

Maternidad Bajo Control

La medicina moderna ha desplazado a la religión como el autor principal de los milagros. Sin embargo, rara vez nos detenemos a pensar en el proceso que conduce al desarrollo de nuevos medicamentos y, mucho menos, en las situaciones...

Foraging Connections

How can we approach and analyze the myriad interwoven relations between humans, animals, plants, and fungi? In her book The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibilities of Living in Capitalist Ruins, the anthropologist Anna Tsing...

Science Against the Status Quo

The legacy of Sandra Harding’s contributions to theorizing “Science Under Occupation” is profound. For more than four decades now, Harding has famously insisted that a world of sciences (lower case and plural) exist, and that the mythic...