The Intimacy of Dissent

Edited by Tobias Kelly

Apr 15, 2019

Introduction:

Anthropological Perspectives on the Intimate Life of Dissent

by Tobias Kelly

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An image of a conscientious objector standing trial in Second World War Britain, distributed by the Central Board for Conscientious Objectors.

Tracing Conscience in a Time of War:

Archiving a History of Dissent in Sri Lanka, 1960s-2000s

by Harini Amarasuriya and Jonathan Spencer

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The Tamil caption reads “In 1985, comrade Joe with comrade Padmanabha and comrade Ketheeshwaran in Kumbakonam.” The image is watermarked EPIC (Eelam Peoples Information Centre) which was the news-service of the undivided Eelam Peoples Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF). The two comrades in the picture were both killed by the LTTE in later years. With thanks to Balasingham Skanthakumar for help on the background.

Intimate Comrades Behind Bars

by Serra M Hakyemez

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Zehra Dogan. Fugitive Times (Gold mica flake and acrylic on a newspaper page). 2017. Kedistan Collection. Reproduced by permission of artist.

Dissenting Conscience

by Tobias Kelly

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This image was produced by the Central Board of Conscientious Objectors in Second World War Britain and shows an imprisoned conscientious objector sewing mail bags.

The Paper Trail of Dissent in New Order Indonesia

by Doreen Lee

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Former student activist examining his personal archive, including photocopies of his court documents, his statement of amnesty from Reform-era president B.J. Habibie, and hand-written postcards and letters. (Doreen Lee, 2014)

Being a Friend:

Ethical Living in Politics

by Sidharthan Maunaguru

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The new bridge connecting Jaffna peninsula and mainland Sri Lanka.

Detail as Evidence:

On Family, Empire, and Political Dissent

by Carole McGranahan

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Rapga Pangdatsang.

One is the Biggest Number:

Dissent as Estrangement from Totality

by Galina Oustinova-Stjepanovic

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A man placing a banner in the centre of Moscow with an image of a house and a caption “Execution ‘Hit’ House” (rasstrelnii dom). (Galina Oustinova-Stjepanovic.)

Dissent without Resistance:

Considering Disagreement in a Non-Liberal Key

by Erica Weiss

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Haredi Jews in Jerusalem looking at a "pashkevil", a kind of intra-community political or activist poster. (Wikipedia Commons)