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Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· 1d

We would like to share a retrospective on Steve Jones’ “Reality© and Virtual Reality©: When Virtual and Real Worlds Collide”—included in Volume 20, Issue 2-3 (2006), a special issue on intellectual property—written by our social media editor, Lore FitzWhittemore.

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Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· 11d

We would like to share a retrospective on McKenzie Wark’s “Information Wants to Be Free (But Is Everywhere in Chains)”—included in Volume 20, Issue 2-3 (2006), a special issue on intellectual property—written by our social media editor, Lore FitzWhittemore.

This graphic primarily features text. It reads: “Retrospective: Information Wants to Be Free (But Is Everywhere in Chains)” and then contains the author name and issue number: “McKenzie Wark” and “Volume 20, Issue 2-3 (2006).”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· 15d

We would like to share a retrospective on Adrian Johns' “Intellectual Property and the Nature of Science”—included in Volume 20, Issue 2-3 (2006), a special issue on intellectual property—written by our social media editor, Lore FitzWhittemore.

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Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· 18d

We would like to share a retrospective on Ted Striphas and Kembrew McLeod's “Strategic Improprieties: Cultural Studies, The Everyday, and the Politics of Intellectual Properties”—included in Volume 20, Issue 2-3—written by our social media editor, Lore FitzWhittemore.

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Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· 23d

Two decades ago, Cultural Studies published Volume 20, Issue 2-3, a special issue edited by Ted Striphas and Kembrew McLeod on the theme of intellectual property (IP). One objective of the issue was to encourage an interdisciplinary interrogation of the politics of and everyday interactions with IP.

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Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Jun 30

Martinez is represented by Charlie James Gallery. If you would like to see more of Narsiso Martinez’s art, visit his website at: www.narsisomartinezart.com. Thank you for allowing us to share our recent special issue on “Imaginaries of Food” with you.

The third and final image is a full-size version of the artwork, a photograph of painted artwork—specifically of a masculine person picking fruit—painted on a flattened “Artisan Organics” cardboard box.

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Jun 30

Martinez’s artist biography reads: “Narsiso Martinez’s (he/him) drawings and mixed media installations include multi-figure compositions set amidst agricultural landscapes. Drawn from his own experience as a farmworker, Martinez’s work focuses on the people performing the labors necessary to fill...

The second image is titled “About the Artist: Narsiso Martinez,” and it features a biography for the artist: “Narsiso Martinez’s (he/him) drawings and mixed media installations include multi-figure compositions set amidst agricultural landscapes. Drawn from his own experience as a farmworker, Martinez’s work focuses on the people performing the labors necessary to fill produce sections and restaurant kitchens around the country. Martinez’s portraits of farmworkers are painted, drawn, and expressed in sculpture on discarded produce boxes collected from grocery stores. In a style informed by 1930s-era Social Realism and heightened through use of found materials, Martinez makes visible the difficult labor and onerous conditions of the “American farmworker,” itself a compromised piece of language owing to the industry’s conspicuous use of undocumented workers. Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, Martinez lives and works in Long Beach, California and is represented by Charlie James Gallery.” At the end, it reads: “Website: www.narsisomartinezart.com”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Jun 30

In our concluding post for Volume 39, Issue 2 of Cultural Studies—a special issue on “Imaginaries of Food”—we would like to share with you once more the cover artwork for this issue: “Artisan Organics” by Narsiso Martinez.

This graphic is titled “Featured Cover Art.” It then specifies the title of the artistic piece, “Artisan Organics”; the author’s name, “by Narsiso Martinez”; and the issue information, “For Volume 40, Issue 2 (2026).” The featured piece of artwork is a photograph of painted artwork—specifically of a masculine person picking fruit—painted on a flattened “Artisan Organics” cardboard box.

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Jun 26

3) Eirene Nsudoon Binabiba’s review of “Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good Is Harmful” by Mirca Madianou—found on pages 357-360 in printed editions of Issue 2 or available to subscribers online here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This image features two paragraphs of text. It is titled: “A Peek Inside Eirene Nsudoon Binabiba’s Review of: Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good Is Harmful by Mirca Madianou.” It then has the opening to the article: “In recent years, humanitarian operations have increasingly integrated digital tools such as biometric registration systems, AI-driven platforms, and chatbots, often celebrated for their promise of efficiency and scalability. Yet, in Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good is Harmful, Mirca Madianou challenges this notion and argues that technological interventions often reinforce existing inequalities entrenched in colonial logics rather than dismantle them. Madianou situates her work in a critical juncture where the expansion of the global tech industry intersects with humanitarianism and gradually turns crises into testing grounds for experimental technologies. She contends that these tools, framed as apolitical solutions, operate within market-driven and securitized logics that reconfigure humanitarianism in ways that consolidate power in the Global North. ”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Jun 26

2) Storm Jade Brown’s review of “Visual Disobedience: Art and Decoloniality in Central America” by Kency Cornejo—found on pages 355-356 in printed editions of Issue 2 or available to subscribers online here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This image features three paragraphs of text. It is titled: “A Peek Inside Storm Jade Brown’s Review of: Visual Disobedience: Art and Decoloniality in Central America by Kency Cornejo” It then has the opening to the article: “There is no forgetting or moving past the horrors of war and genocide. Arguably, there should not be any way to erase these atrocities either, or to deny their existence and the seismic impact that they have on generations of people. Sadly, whilst this has been and still is true for many places around the world, through Cornejo's lens, we are offered a new praxis and vocabulary for engaging with and re-presenting violence and degradation outside of the very structures that caused it. Over the course of four chapters and by highlighting the work of over 40 artists and 80 artworks, Cornejo illustrates how’Central American artists have engaged in visual disobedience as an epistemic and ontological practice of defying coloniality and visual coloniality through corporal interventions, manipulations of space and sound, and the subsequent images through which these practices live on in our historical imaginaries (p. 33).’”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Jun 26

1) Ruiyao Wang’s review of “Contesting Inequalities: Mediated Labor Activism and Rural Migrant Workers in China” by Siyuan Yin—found on pages 352-354 in printed editions of Issue 2 or available to subscribers online here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This image features three paragraphs of text. It is titled: “A Peek Inside Ruiyao Wang’s Review of: Contesting Inequalities: Mediated Labor Activism and Rural Migrant Workers in China by Siyuan Yin.” It then has the opening to the article: “The complexity of China’s political, economic, and cultural landscape, shaped by the interplay between an authoritarian party-state and the forces of capital unleashed through market reforms and globalization, has long constituted a hazy and shifting map of power relations that shape the trajectories and practices of labour activism in China. Siyuan Yin’s recently published book, Contesting Inequalities: Mediated Labor Activism and Rural Migrant Workers in China, draws readers into the complexity by revealing the hegemonic structure in China that operates upon rural migrant workers.Yin’s book offers valuable documentation and analysis of what she terms mediated labor activism – the media, cultural, and communicative practices through which rural migrant workers both navigate and challenge the interlocking hegemonic system shaped by state power, capitalism, patriarchy, and urban-rural hierarchy. Central to the book is the recurring question: ‘Is it possible?’ [...]”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Jun 26

We would like to thank Ruiyao Wang, Storm Jade Brown, and Eirene Nsudoon Binabiba for their book review contributions to Volume 40, Issue 2 of Cultural Studies. Learn more about each their book reviews below:

This image is titled “Book Reviews: Volume 40, Issue 2 (2026).” It lists three book reviews: (1) “Contesting Inequalities: Mediated Labor Activism and Rural Migrant Workers in China by Siyuan Yin; Review by Ruiyao Wang,” (2) “Visual Disobedience: Art and Decoloniality in Central America by Kency Cornejo; Review by Storm Jade Brown,” and (3) “Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good Is Harmful by Mirca Madianou; Review by Eirene Nsudoon Binabiba.”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· May 29

It is also an open access article—joining one other open access article in this special issue—so, regardless of your current Cultural Studies subscription status, we invite you to read this contribution at the link shared above.

The second image is titled “Abstract,” and it features the first part of the abstract for the article: “This article examines food and cooking imaginaries on Instagram, focusing on themes of food waste, labour, and the infrastructures of hospitality. While vast quantities of food are discarded before reaching our plates, such waste, and the labour that accompanies it, remains largely invisible within the dominant aesthetic regimes of social media. Even on feeds aligned with low-waste living or circular economy values, Instagram’s food culture often privileges polished, high-end aesthetics over messier material realities.” The abstract is continued on the next image.

The third image is titled “Abstract (Continued),” and it features the second part of the abstract for the article: “Drawing on de Sousa Santos’s concept of a ‘sociology of absences’, we explore how crucial elements of the culinary world – waste, labour, and infrastructure – are not merely overlooked but actively excluded. Instagram rarely acknowledges the precarious conditions of food workers or the ‘offcuts’ that never make it to the plate. These curated, waste-free food imaginaries reinforce exclusionary cultural norms and linear, carbon-intensive economic systems. Challenging these erasures, we use hospitality-related food waste and material practices as a lens through which to rethink the affordances of social media. Inspired by J.K. Gibson-Graham’s ‘politics of the possible’, we ask how Instagram might be used performatively to reveal its own absences.” The abstract is continued on the next image.

The fourth and final image is titled “Abstract (Continued),” and it includes the rest of the abstract: “What if food images foregrounded underpaid workers, harried staff, and waste infrastructures – bins, compost, and discarded food – as central visual elements? How might such counter-narratives expand digital food imaginaries towards more inclusive, climate-conscious, and socially just representations? By interrogating Instagram’s visual politics, we call for a broader ethical engagement with food’s material realities, challenging dominant aesthetics and reimagining food’s place at a time of escalating climate and food justice crises.” At the bottom of the graphic, it reads: “Continue Reading at the Link in Our Description.”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· May 29

“What’s (Not) on the Digital Food Menu: From ‘Visual Feasts’ to a Sustainable Future Food Imaginary on Instagram” by Tania Lewis, Helen Addison-Smith, and Bhavna Middha is the seventh article included in Issue 40.2, our special issue on "Imaginaries of Food": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· May 27

Hillary Quarles’ article, “Emancipatory Imaginaries: The Platform Transformation of Denver’s Urban Food System,” is the sixth article featured from Volume 40, Issue 2, our recent special issue on "Imaginaries of Food." Subscribers can read the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This graphic primarily features text. The first text reads, “New Article • Current Issue,” and then it shares the title of the article: “Emancipatory Imaginaries: The Platform Transformation of Denver’s Urban Food System.” The bottom of the graphic then specifies the author and issue information: “Hillary Quarles” and “Volume 40, Issue 2 (2026).”

The second image is titled “Abstract,” and it features the first part of the abstract for the article: “Understanding the urban food system requires an examination of how people choose what to eat, how food moves through the city and how people incorporate food into their daily life. These choices, movements and practices are fundamentally influenced by platform technology and food imaginaries. This research examines how platform technology produces urban food imaginaries, influencing how we think about and access food in the city. It asks: (1) how does platform technology shape urban food imaginaries; and (2) how do these urban food imaginaries frame food access in the future? Using a media content analysis based on insights from STS, food studies, communications and urban geography, the research focuses on urban food imaginaries promoted by three food-based organizations active in Denver, Colorado: DoorDash, Fresh Food Connect and Ekar Farm.” The abstract is continued on the next image.

The third and final image is titled “Abstract (Continued),” and it includes the rest of the abstract: “The findings suggest that DoorDash leverages platform technology to promote a convenience food imaginary that reinforces the impacts of food apartheid and convenience food on low-income communities. In contrast, Fresh Food Connect and Ekar Farm cultivate food collective and food commons imaginaries, offering a counter-capitalist vision of food system transformation through the growing and distribution of fresh produce and community building.” At the bottom of the graphic, it reads: “Continue Reading at the Link in Our Description.”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· May 14

The second image is titled “Abstract,” and it features the first part of the abstract for the article: “Leo Marx's seminal work, Machine in the Garden: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America, continues to offer invaluable insights into the evolving relationship between technology and nature, particularly in contemporary debates surrounding food production. This paper examines the relevance of Marx's concepts to the discourse on cultured meat, a burgeoning biotechnological innovation in the food sector. By drawing on Marx's analysis of the tension between technology and nature, we explore how the cultured meat industry navigates this dichotomy, often echoing Marx's notion of the ‘middle landscape’ as a fusion of nature and technology. Through an analysis of discourses surrounding cultured meat, we elucidate how the industry constructs notions of nature and technology, and how these constructions intersect with the ideals of the ‘middle landscape’.” The abstract is continued on the next image.

The third and final image is titled “Abstract (Continued),” and it includes the rest of the abstract: “Using examples from audiovisual and written promotional materials, we decode the cultural significance attributed to cultured meat and its implications for contemporary food imaginaries. Additionally, we contextualize the discourse on cultured meat within broader debates on ecomodernism, highlighting the socio-political dimensions of technological innovation in food production. By revisiting Marx's insights, this paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the complex social dynamics shaping contemporary food systems and environmental discourse.” At the bottom of the graphic, it reads: “Continue Reading at the Link in Our Description.”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· May 14

“Ecomodernism, Cultured Meat and the Search for the ‘Middle Landscape’” by Andreja Vezovnik is the fifth article included in Volume 40, Issue 2, the current special issue on "Imaginaries of Food."

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Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· May 12

The second image is titled “Abstract,” and it features the first part of the abstract for the article: “The historical and cultural significance of eating meat (particularly beef) and driving (especially trucks) are both deeply intertwined with American masculinity and identity. This paper explores how contemporary advertisements for plant-based burgers, like the Impossible Whopper, and electric trucks, such as the Ford F-150 Lightning, reinforce hegemonic masculinity while promoting alternatives to traditional meat and fossil fuel consumption. Despite the pressing climate crisis and an increasing focus on sustainability, these ads typically emphasize rugged masculinity, with minimal acknowledgment of environmental issues. ” The abstract is continued on the next image.

The third and final image is titled “Abstract (Continued),” and it includes the rest of the abstract: “They present these products as extensions of established masculine norms, highlighting the complex relationship between consumer culture, gender, and sustainability in American society. This paper proposes advertising as a potentially powerful cultural space for imagining and representing sustainable futures, even as it documents how Impossible Foods and Ford failed to do so.” At the bottom of the graphic, it reads: “Continue Reading at the Link in Our Description.”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· May 12

The next article we would like to feature is “Fuelling Masculinity: How Ads for Plant-Based Burgers and Electric Trucks Reinforce Gender Norms and Resist Sustainable Imaginaries” by Emily J.H. Contois: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This graphic primarily features text. The first text reads, “New Article • Current Issue,” and then it shares the title of the article: “Fuelling Masculinity: How Ads for Plant-Based Burgers and Electric Trucks Reinforce Gender Norms and Resist Sustainable Imaginaries.” The bottom of the graphic then specifies the author and issue information: “Emily J.H. Contois” and “Volume 40, Issue 2 (2026).”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· May 7

The second image is titled “Abstract,” and it features the first part of the abstract for the article: “Since Jan. 1, 1994, the economies of the US, Mexico and Canada have been linked in the North American Free Trade Agreement which facilitated the flow of certain kinds of goods and capital across borders and around the continent, while limiting others. Designed as a strategy for ‘mutual prosperity’ (in Bill Clinton’s words at the inaugural ceremony), NAFTA, and its successor, the USMCA, has been a failure. While untangling the entwined economies could be even more destructive than maintaining the deal, what imaginative possibilities have been foreclosed by the current agreement and how could these be opened back up?” The abstract is continued on the next image.

The third and final image is titled “Abstract (Continued),” and it includes the rest of the abstract: “This article will engage in grounded speculation: what could an alternative or ‘anti-’ Nafta look like? What would it mean to design for mobility, freedom and abundance? How could a reconfigured agreement allow for and facilitate participation in economic, cultural, social and other kinds of exchanges at all scales, not only in ways that facilitate the participation of massive transnational corporations? What could a model for hemispheric food sovereignty designed for health and sustainability look like?” At the bottom of the graphic, it reads: “Continue Reading at the Link in Our Description.”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· May 7

“Anti-Nafta: Imagining a Continental Unification Centred on Abundance” by Alyshia Gálvez is the third article featured in Volume 40, Issue 2, the current special issue on "Imaginaries of Food." Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This graphic primarily features text. The first text reads, “New Article • Current Issue,” and then it shares the title of the article: “Anti-Nafta: Imagining a Continental Unification Centred on Abundance.” The bottom of the graphic then specifies the author and issue information: “Alyshia Gálvez • Volume 40, Issue 2 (2026).”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· May 5

"Food Sovereignty: A Case for a ‘New Normal’ in the Wake of Two Pandemics”—authored by Shorlette Ammons—is the second article featured in Volume 40, Issue 2, the current special issue on "Imaginaries of Food": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This graphic primarily features text. The first text reads, “New Article • Current Issue,” and then it shares the title of the article: “Food Sovereignty: A Case for a ‘New Normal’ in the Wake of Two Pandemics.” The bottom of the graphic then specifies the author and issue information: “Shorlette Ammons • Volume 40, Issue 2 (2026)”

The second image is titled “Abstract,” and it features the abstract for the article: “This essay is about the challenges of achieving food sovereignty by Black, Brown, and Indigenous peoples in the United States, as seen through the lens of the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic is now past, but the explanation below of the cultural practices of food sovereignty in that moment remain just as relevant and vital today for vulnerable populations in the United States as they were long before the pandemic. Equally important for the purposes of the theme of this special issue, the author interrogates a hopeful imaginary from that period, that crisis would inspire widespread consensus and commitment to a ‘new normal,’ premised on principles of social justice for the most vulnerable among us.” At the bottom of the graphic, it reads: “Continue Reading at the Link in Our Description.”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· May 1

Opening this special issue on "Imaginaries of Food" is Andrew Calabrese and Andreja Vezovnik's contribution, "Introduction: Imaginaries of Food." Subscribers with online access can read the article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This graphic primarily features text. The first text reads, “New Article • Current Issue,” and then it shares the title of the article: “Introduction: Imaginaries of Food.” The bottom of the graphic then specifies the author and issue information: “Andrew Calabrese and Andreja Vezovnik” and “Volume 40, Issue 2 (2026).”

The second image is titled “A Look Inside,” and it features the first part of the abstract for the article: “Food draws deserved attention as an important object of analysis across multiple disciplines, including cultural studies. Representations of food are ubiquitous in popular culture, including dedicated food TV channels featuring how-to and travel shows; food magazines; cookbooks; influential documentaries about food's connection to human health, the environment, and the welfare of the creatures we eat; the popular genre of food-focused narrative films; countless professional and amateur social media outlets featuring every imaginable aspect of food production and consumption; and a multi-billion dollar food advertising industry. Food practices, also an important and well-developed focus of cultural analysis, have long been understood in anthropology and linguistics as signifiers of class, race, gender, status, and power [...]” At the bottom of the graphic, it reads: “Continue Reading at the Link in Our Description.”

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Apr 29

Our second issue of Volume 40 is a special issue on the topic of "Imaginaries of Food”: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcus20/4... . Two of the featured articles are published open access, meaning that those articles are available to all to read regardless of current subscription status.

This graphic is titled “New Issue: Cultural Studies” and includes the following information: “Volume 40, Number 2” and “April 2026.” It also features an image of painted artwork—specifically of a masculine person picking fruit—painted on a flattened “Artisan Organics” cardboard box.

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Apr 17

Did you know that Cultural Studies posts to Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook, in addition to Bluesky? In today's scattered social media landscape, we want to make it as simple as possible to stay informed about the newest issues and articles.

Titled "Cultural Studies: Where Else to Find Us," this graphic includes artwork from four past covers and written out information about where to find Cultural Studies on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Bluesky. All written information is also included in the caption of the post.

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Apr 15

We wanted to share a reminder that “What’s Become of Australian Cultural Studies?: The Legacies of Graeme Turner” is available for all to read for the next two weeks in honor of the life of Graeme Turner: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcus20/2... .

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Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Apr 7

39.6: Sacha Bezrutchka, “Gaza Freedom Flotilla,” @sacha.arte 40.1: Siddhesh Gautam, “Inheritance of Fire and Chaos,” @bakeryprasad

A collage-style collection of elements, including a hand holding a cross-section of watermelon, a white rose, birds, an eye, and paper ripped to reveal the ocean.

The artwork features two pairs of hands. One set of hands includes burning vegetation with layers of sand and rock—and it looks like it is about to pass off burning trees to the second set of hands, which are of a dark skin tone and have tattoos of a cat and eyes.

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Apr 7

39.3: Stephanie Singleton, “Climate Anxiety,” @stephaniesing 39.4: Rosy Cortez, “Imagine,” @paintedrosy 39.5: Job Olego Anomet, “Agriculture Is Fruitful,” @jobray_arts

A silhouette of an adult, masculine figure holding the hand of a young, feminine child; inside of the silhouetted shape, there is blue sky with white clouds and green leaves. Outside of the silhouetted figure of the adult and child holding hands, there is a desert landscape with cracked, uneven ground, barren trees with no leaves, and a sky that transitions from red to yellow.

The artwork, from bottom to top, includes wildflowers at the bottom border, a dove flying upwards, and then a row of doves that becomes an interlocking pattern.

A spiral design that entwines iconography of water—an ocean with fish, river within an ocean, a water faucet—with symbols of the land, including a farm, vegetables in the dirt, and trees growing from the soil.

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Apr 7

38.5: Solange Roberdeau, “It Is Stardust 1,” @solange_roberdeau 38.6: Christina S. Zhu, “Ich kann mich nicht verstecken,” @cszhu_art 39.1: Fatima Kamal Al-Jaabari, “Endless Tears,” @fatmaaljabari 39.2: Yasemin Sayibas Akyüz, “Disconnected,” @yasemins.akyuz

This watercolor artwork features a section of black bleeding into a pale yellow circle and a splattered white rectangle.

A sketch-style artwork that features a dark silhouette in the bottom right corner and an outline of a bust with shaded shadows and a crumbling city within looming above.

The watercolor style artwork shows a person whose head has been replaced with a tree stump, which has oil leaking from it as three miniature planes circle overhead.

Cultural Studies - Published by Routledge@culturalstudies· Apr 7

38.1: Olly Costello, “Ancient Wisdom,” @olly.costello.art 38.2: Chi Nwosu, “Holding Space for Grief,” @itschinwosu 38.3: Andile Bokweni, “Deep Water,” @artbyandileh 38.4: Elizabeth Lander, “Grenville Car Park,” @lizznarrative