Episode 3 of the CASAS Research Talks focuses on the process of film making as a scholar activist activity. It is Part II of the conversation with Mnqobi Ngubane, CASAS member and the producer of the documentary Mathonga Elizwe – Spirits of the Land which captures one of the most critical and complex issues in contemporary South Africa—land…
Tag: Critical Agrarian Studies
Rethinking Agrifood Systems in (Post-)Pandemic Times: Moving Beyond Crisis and Recovery Narratives
Atakan Büke, CASAS’ member, has published an article with José Duarte Ribeiro, Hilde Bjorkhaug & Sarah Ruth Sippel in The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food. Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant changes in the global agri-food system. It disrupted food supply chains, created labour shortages, instilled fears of food insecurity, and…
Whose story is your data telling? Top 10 reads on gender-disaggregated data
Aayushi Malhotra, CASAS’ member, has published this article in Gender Impact Platform. The article provides a series of recommended reading lists, which ca be starting points for researchers, students, practitioners and others looking to dive deeper into research on gender and a wide variety of topics. This list takes a closer look at recommended reading…
Reframing the agrarian question(s): pluralism, politics and the promise of critical agrarian studies
CASAS’ members Mary Ann Manahan, Amod Shah, Sinem Kavak, Bhoopendra Kumar Ahirwar, George T. Mudimu, Huiying Ng & Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey have published this book review in The Journal of Peasant Studies. It is a rewiew of the Handbook of critical agrarian studies, edited by A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi, Kristina Dietz, Bettina Engels and Ben M….
Important new launch: CASAS Research Talks
In line with our manifesto principles of engaging in critical agrarian debates, strengthening the co-production of knowledge and broadening the scope of dissemination, we are launching this new initiative: CASAS’ Research Talks. This podcast invites our members to address the key issues of their scholar-activist practice in a modern and popular format. Kicking off the…