Category Archives: media

Reviews of Sinews

Posted on 5 May 2021 by Laleh Khalili

So excited to have seen Sinews of War and Trade reviewed by the amazing Charmaine Chua for Boston Review, by John Lanchester for the LRB, and by Linda Roland Danil for LARB.

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Abandoned Seafarers – Kerning Cultures

Posted on 5 May 2021 by Laleh Khalili

A half-hour long programme/podcast about abandoned seafarers in the Middle East.

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Big Ship Capitalism with the Dig Podcast

Posted on 5 May 2021 by Laleh Khalili
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Media: This Is Hell

Posted on 5 May 2021 by Laleh Khalili

A conversation with Chuck Mertz about infrastructures, drawing on the essay I did for Noema magazine on infrastructures and degrowth.

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Interview with 032c Magazine

Posted on 3 December 2020 by Laleh Khalili

An interview I did with Victoria Camblin a few months ago is now up on the site of 032c magazine. I won’t cut and paste as their graphics are pretty cool: https://032c.com/laleh-khalili-sinews-of-war-and-trade

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Ports, ships and the human economy of global sea trade: an interview with Laleh Khalili

Posted on 30 June 2020 by Laleh Khalili

Little has been written about the sea trade in the Gulf. Laleh Khalili’s latest book explores the complex realities that drive this massive economy.Tugrul Mende30 June 2020 During the COVID-19 pandemic many workers in ports and on ships have either … Continue reading →

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SSRC: A Time Capsule for Future Social Researchers

Posted on 4 June 2020 by Laleh Khalili

On 15 May 2020 I had a really great conversation with Indian Ocean historian Dr Saarah Jappie about a visual artefact that should be included in an SSRC time capsule on COVID-19. Here is the result of the conversation: Inspired … Continue reading →

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Interview with Diepgang magazine

Posted on 26 May 2020 by Laleh Khalili

In January I gave a talk at the Erasmus university in Rotterdam. I was incredibly pleased that a lot of seafarers and people working with seafarers came to see it (and some were also critical of the talk – they … Continue reading →

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Interview from 2018 with ViewPoint Magazine

Posted on 26 May 2020 by Laleh Khalili

How Empire Operates: An Interview with Laleh Khalili Laleh Khalili February 1, 2018 Viewpoint: How do you understand imperialism? Is it still a useful concept? What analytical frameworks do you see as most adequate for understanding relations of force at the … Continue reading →

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Interview from 2017 with Salvage Magazine

Posted on 26 May 2020 by Laleh Khalili

Logistics, Counterinsurgency and the War on Terror: An Interview with Laleh Khalili by George Souvlis and Laleh Khalili | March 16, 2017 George Souvlis: By way of introduction, could you explain what personal experiences strongly influenced you, politically and academically? Laleh Khalili: I … Continue reading →

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