Month: July 2025

Syndemic and systemic: the synergy of neoliberalism and neofascism

Syndemic and systemic: the synergy of neoliberalism and neofascism


Part of a series discussing Romani Chronicles of Covid-19: Testimonies of Harm and Resilience, edited by Paloma Gay y Blasco and Martin Fotta (Berghahn: New York and Oxford, 2023). Covid-19 is a pandemic that has to be approached as syndemic. This is what Yasar Abu Ghosh convincingly argues in this deeply disturbing and profoundly illuminating […]
Introduction: Anthropological histories of COVID-19: The Romani case

Introduction: Anthropological histories of COVID-19: The Romani case


Part of a series discussing Romani Chronicles of Covid-19: Testimonies of Harm and Resilience, edited by Paloma Gay y Blasco and Martin Fotta (Berghahn: New York and Oxford, 2023). Anthropological histories of the COVID-19 pandemic exceed the virus and epidemiological trends. Although its catastrophes have escalated globally, they have not unfolded homogeneously. The intensities and […]
In the Journals, June 2025

In the Journals, June 2025


Somatosphere welcomes you to the June edition of “In the Journals.” Scroll through our monthly round up of new research across anthropology, STS and social science journals. Anthropologie & Santé La césarienne dans le monde, à l’intersection entre paysages médicaux globalisés et logiques locales Globalised caesareans: between medical standardisation and local realities Sous la direction […]