Introduction There’s a line in Queen and David Bowie’s 1981 anthem “Under Pressure” that sociologists of intimacy would do well…

The entry of digital technology and its growing role in the social-economic-cultural-political sphere have sparked conversations in several academic disciplines,…

Silpa Satheesh’s Labour, Nature, and Capitalism: Exploring Labour-Environmental Conflicts in Kerala, India, contributes to the existing literature on environmental and…

Cultural ideas and symbols surely define the urban landscape but they are in turn redefined, remoulded, and transformed as they…

“Establishing economic value requires the disvaluing of all other forms of social existence” (Esteva, 2010) This article argues that hyper-consumerism…

Whenever I open any social media account—be it Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn (yes, I consider LinkedIn social media too)—I…

In the second half of 20th century France, what Pierre Bourdieu called “the absurd opposition between individual and society,” a…

Academics and activists have consistently drawn links between waste and consumption under capitalism which have culminated in some significant books…

Bhakshak (Devourer) – the 2024 social thriller, directed by Pulkit and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, is a gut-wrenching portrayal…

Introduction The nationalist struggle for India’s independence was not just a mere political one. Rather it was an iconoclastic project,…