Tessera
Folgen

Xenia Cherkaev

@xcherkaev.bsky.social

Anthropologist. Socialist property law, collectivist use-right, theories of household. Author of Gleaning for Communism: Soviet Socialist Household in Theory and Practice (Cornell 2023). Hierarchy, liberalism, man-eating street dogs. Creative nonfiction.

14 Posts74 Follower64 Folgt
Xenia Cherkaev@xcherkaev.bsky.social · 2d ago

Thank you W-G! This SI takes the customary use-right of gleaning as a new optic on social life. Gleaning cracks private property open to collectivist claims, to the indeterminate gap where worthless things are still useful. Who gets the remainder? @mpisocialanthro.bsky.social

Bild
wennergrenorg.bsky.social@wennergrenorg.bsky.social · 5d ago

Time to check out Xenia Cherkaev and Amiel Bize's article, "Who gets the remainder? The ethics and politics of gleaning," in "History and Anthropology." This article is an outgrowth from Cherkaev and Bize's WG funded workshop of the same name. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Xenia Cherkaev@xcherkaev.bsky.social · 3mo ago

––––––– Barbarians at the gate! ––––––– ...value; populism, the right-wing, history, hegemony and common concerns, (auto)biography and the truth of interview... Don Kalb, talking talking with me and Biao Xiang about his new "Value and Worthlessness" (2025) www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwHQ...

Hidden Histories: Use Value and Theories from the East w/ Don Kalb

YouTube video by Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

youtube.com

Xenia Cherkaev@xcherkaev.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Wondering how "Sesame Street’s progressive values" compare with "300 years of Russian thought”? Curious whether Borat is an example of "Jewish self-hatred"? My essay about how "Washington Hijacked the Muppets": muse.jhu.edu/pub/28/artic... pm me if you're paywalled, I'm happy to share the pdf.

Project MUSE -- Verification required!

muse.jhu.edu

Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History@kritikajournal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

For #throwbackthursday, we are spotlighting some of our favorite articles and reviews from past Kritika editions. Today, "Liberal Values in Russia, 1996: How Washington Hijacked the Muppets" by Xenia Cherkaev takes center stage.

Mondoweiss@mondoweiss.net · last yr.

Israel is constructing tunnels that Palestinians will be required to pass through in the heart of the West Bank, making large parts of the occupied territory accessible only to Israelis. The aim is to remove the Palestinian presence around Jerusalem. mondoweiss.net/2025/06/isra...

Israel is building a tunnel to cut off Palestinians from the heart of the West Bank

Israel is constructing tunnels that Palestinians will be required to pass through in the heart of the West Bank, making large parts of the occupied territory accessible only to Israelis. The aim is…

mondoweiss.net

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last yr.

An immigration judge within the Trump DOJ has denied bond to Rumeysa Ozturk, saying she’s a “danger and flight risk.” Her “crime” is cowriting an op-ed urging her school to follow student resolutions to acknowledge the Palestinian genocide & divest from companies tied to Israel.

Respondent Name: OZTURK, RUMEYSA To: Rosenbluth, Martin Mark P.O. Box 786 Lumpkin, GA 31815 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW OAKDALE IMMIGRATION COURT A-Number: Riders: In Custody Redetermination Proceedings Date: 04/16/2025 ORDER OF THE IMMIGRATION JUDGE The respondent requested a custody redetermination pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1236. After full consideration of the evidence presented, the respondent's request for a change in custody status is hereby ordered: X Denied, because Danger and Flight Risk • Granted. It is ordered that Respondent be: • released from custody on his own recognizance. • released from custody under bond of $ • other: • Other:
Xenia Cherkaev@xcherkaev.bsky.social · last yr.

Vichy on the Hudson: Rashid Khalidi on Coumbia www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Does Columbia still merit the name of a university? | Rashid Khalidi

Columbia has long been run more as a business empire than as an educational institution. Now it’s acting like Vichy on the Hudson

theguardian.com

Yanis Varoufakis@yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · last yr.

“After Friday’s capitulation, Columbia barely merits the name of a university, since its teaching & scholarship will soon be vetted by a ‘senior vice provost for inclusive pedagogy’, in reality a senior vice provost for Israeli propaganda.” Rashid Khalidi. Columbia University.

Xenia Cherkaev@xcherkaev.bsky.social · last yr.

"In effect, the universities ceded the ground to Israel and its supporters, allowing them to paint the protesters as antisemites calling for the murder of Jews – and conveniently distract attention from the actual genocide unfolding in Gaza." Adam Shatz on Columbia, liberals, spinelessness.

London Review of Books@lrb.co.uk · last yr.

‘American college administrators and lawyers are responding to Trump’s bullying as if it were an opportunity to carry out “reforms” – and as if they were secretly relieved that their hand has been forced by the Leader.’ Adam Shatz on Columbia University: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...

London Review of Books@lrb.co.uk · last yr.

‘The threat that this is “only the beginning” is broadcast loud and clear, together with the desire for “total victory”, which they appear happy to equate with the annihilation of Gaza’s population.’ Selma Dabbagh on Israel’s renewed strikes on Gaza: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...

Selma Dabbagh | They’ve started again

I woke up yesterday morning to a message from a friend in Karachi. It just said: ‘They’ve started again.’ I did...

lrb.co.uk