Ana Velasco
@anavelasco.bsky.social
(PhD en route) Researching state formation, settler colonialism and genocidal violence against Indigenous peoples.
Too pale for a Mexican, a German told me.
Abya Yala // Bremen, DE
Too pale for a Mexican, a German told me.
Abya Yala // Bremen, DE
"The agony of Gaza, however, was the point. The exchange of prisoners was merely a sideshow to the main event of displacement, destruction, and death that began long before there were prisoners to exchange. It is a regime that will continue, in one form or another, long after they’ve returned home."
After the Genocide, the Genocide | Saree Makdisi
As the Western media and politicians breathlessly celebrated the return of the final Israeli prisoners, a number of them soldiers captured in combat, Israel began returning hundreds of captives it had...
www.nplusonemag.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"The agony of Gaza, however, was the point. The exchange of prisoners was merely a sideshow to the main event of displacement, destruction, and death that began long before there were prisoners to exchange. It is a regime that will continue, in one form or another, long after they’ve returned home."
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Some words from me last week on violence against women & gender diverse people in Mexico following a public sexual assault on President Sheinbaum 1/2 foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/c...
What the World Missed in the Claudia Sheinbaum Groping Story
The president’s announcement of a crackdown on gender-based violence ignores its drivers.
foreignpolicy.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Some words from me last week on violence against women & gender diverse people in Mexico following a public sexual assault on President Sheinbaum 1/2 foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/c...
✒️'It was clear, even before a gulag opened at Guantánamo under the banner of “enduring freedom,” that the cartoonishly cruel and maladroit Soviet enemy had made for a terrible intellectual complacency in the West.'
Liberal Totalitarianism, by Pankaj Mishra
harpers.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
✒️'It was clear, even before a gulag opened at Guantánamo under the banner of “enduring freedom,” that the cartoonishly cruel and maladroit Soviet enemy had made for a terrible intellectual complacency in the West.'
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Europe's response to a flawed, lopsided, deceitful US plan for Gaza
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Europe's response to a flawed, lopsided, deceitful US plan for Ukraine
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Europe's response to a flawed, lopsided, deceitful US plan for Ukraine
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Europe's response to a flawed, lopsided, deceitful US plan for Gaza
vs.
Europe's response to a flawed, lopsided, deceitful US plan for Ukraine
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Europe's response to a flawed, lopsided, deceitful US plan for Ukraine
France. Dans les médias, la Palestine sans les Palestiniens
France. Dans les médias, la Palestine sans les Palestiniens
Si le génocide à Gaza a remis la Palestine en Une des médias français, il n’en est pas de même des chercheurs palestiniens qui se sont spécialisés dans (…)
orientxxi.info
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
France. Dans les médias, la Palestine sans les Palestiniens
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There are over 1,200 fossil fuel lobbyists at the U.N. climate summit in Brazil, more people than some entire countries have sent to the #COP30 talks.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/17/climate_plunder
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/17/climate_plunder
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There are over 1,200 fossil fuel lobbyists at the U.N. climate summit in Brazil, more people than some entire countries have sent to the #COP30 talks.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/17/climate_plunder
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/17/climate_plunder
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The @lmumuenchen.bsky.social cancels a seminar titled "the Targeting of the Palestinian Academia". They claim that there were "doubts this event's academic standard would be acceptable".
This is outrageous. Yet again, a German university silences Palestinian academics
www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/...
This is outrageous. Yet again, a German university silences Palestinian academics
www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/...
Die LMU als Ort des pluralistischen Diskurses
Stellungnahme zur geplanten Veranstaltung „The Targeting of the Palestinian Academia“ an der LMU München
www.lmu.de
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The @lmumuenchen.bsky.social cancels a seminar titled "the Targeting of the Palestinian Academia". They claim that there were "doubts this event's academic standard would be acceptable".
This is outrageous. Yet again, a German university silences Palestinian academics
www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/...
This is outrageous. Yet again, a German university silences Palestinian academics
www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/...
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If you are in NY on Wednesday, I will be moderating this discussion of B'Tselem's research and recent report on the genocide in Gaza. Link to register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you are in NY on Wednesday, I will be moderating this discussion of B'Tselem's research and recent report on the genocide in Gaza. Link to register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Please join us in Berlin for this workshop on Anti-Palestinianism in four weeks:
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Please join us in Berlin for this workshop on Anti-Palestinianism in four weeks:
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Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit in Brazil, demanding action
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
-> A operação – filmada, noticiada e defendida como um ato de coragem – teve como efeito fazer a extrema-direita, que estava acuada e sem narrativa diante os afagos de Trump a Lula, recuperar o protagonismo.
A chacina do Rio como clímax das narrativas da extrema-direita - Le Monde Diplomatique
A eficácia da Operação no Rio de Janeiro no combate ao crime foi nenhuma: o número 2 do Comando Vermelho, alvo declarado, conseguiu escapar.
diplomatique.org.br
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
-> A operação – filmada, noticiada e defendida como um ato de coragem – teve como efeito fazer a extrema-direita, que estava acuada e sem narrativa diante os afagos de Trump a Lula, recuperar o protagonismo.
-> None of the 117 people killed by police were among the 69 suspects named by prosecutors in the complaint providing the basis for the raid.
-> Santos argued the raid involving 2,500 police officers "showed that the state holds the monopoly on the use of force."
-> Santos argued the raid involving 2,500 police officers "showed that the state holds the monopoly on the use of force."
‘There is no law here’: Deadly Brazil police raid failed to capture or kill gang leaders
The governor of Rio de Janeiro has touted the deadliest police raid in Brazilian history as a success, but none of the 117 people killed by police were among the 69 suspects named by prosecutors in the complaint providing the basis for the raid.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
-> None of the 117 people killed by police were among the 69 suspects named by prosecutors in the complaint providing the basis for the raid.
-> Santos argued the raid involving 2,500 police officers "showed that the state holds the monopoly on the use of force."
-> Santos argued the raid involving 2,500 police officers "showed that the state holds the monopoly on the use of force."
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Mahmood Mamdani: "In the world we grew up in, the idea was that the wider society could claim free speech but only the university could claim academic freedom. And academic freedom was broader and stronger and deeper than free speech. Now it’s the reverse."
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Mahmood Mamdani: "In the world we grew up in, the idea was that the wider society could claim free speech but only the university could claim academic freedom. And academic freedom was broader and stronger and deeper than free speech. Now it’s the reverse."
Great read 💥
"Some people say this; however, others say this."
"What you get is a piece making the various more or less bovine noises of studious grey-lady impartiality, with the labor of anything resembling “appraisal” surgically excised."
"Some people say this; however, others say this."
"What you get is a piece making the various more or less bovine noises of studious grey-lady impartiality, with the labor of anything resembling “appraisal” surgically excised."
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Great read 💥
"Some people say this; however, others say this."
"What you get is a piece making the various more or less bovine noises of studious grey-lady impartiality, with the labor of anything resembling “appraisal” surgically excised."
"Some people say this; however, others say this."
"What you get is a piece making the various more or less bovine noises of studious grey-lady impartiality, with the labor of anything resembling “appraisal” surgically excised."
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Please join us for a hybrid symposium entitled "Freedom in a Time of Genocide" next Wednesday 12th November 17:00-19:30 CET.
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah and Martin Shaw (@martinshaw.bsky.social).
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah and Martin Shaw (@martinshaw.bsky.social).
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
November 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Please join us for a hybrid symposium entitled "Freedom in a Time of Genocide" next Wednesday 12th November 17:00-19:30 CET.
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah and Martin Shaw (@martinshaw.bsky.social).
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah and Martin Shaw (@martinshaw.bsky.social).
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
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🚨 Call for Papers 🚨
The Association of Historians and Archaeologists of Togo invites submissions for its upcoming conference on Colonialism, Resistance, and Legacy, to be held at the University of Lomé from 21 to 23 April 2026. Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2025.
The Association of Historians and Archaeologists of Togo invites submissions for its upcoming conference on Colonialism, Resistance, and Legacy, to be held at the University of Lomé from 21 to 23 April 2026. Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2025.
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
🚨 Call for Papers 🚨
The Association of Historians and Archaeologists of Togo invites submissions for its upcoming conference on Colonialism, Resistance, and Legacy, to be held at the University of Lomé from 21 to 23 April 2026. Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2025.
The Association of Historians and Archaeologists of Togo invites submissions for its upcoming conference on Colonialism, Resistance, and Legacy, to be held at the University of Lomé from 21 to 23 April 2026. Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2025.
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For those following the 💔 story of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo publicly assassinated Saturday, an account of what it's like to live in increasingly violent criminal governance - from Chilpancingo, Guerrero after mayor Arcos brutally murdered & displayed www.thetroubledregion.com/running-for-...
Running for Alejandro
(español abajo)
Dear friends,
Alejandro Arcos Catalán had been the mayor of Chilpancingo, capital of the state of Guerrero, for just six days when he was murdered. The 43-year-old was elected to off...
www.thetroubledregion.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
For those following the 💔 story of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo publicly assassinated Saturday, an account of what it's like to live in increasingly violent criminal governance - from Chilpancingo, Guerrero after mayor Arcos brutally murdered & displayed www.thetroubledregion.com/running-for-...
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The Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network invites you to an online panel: "Denying Genocide: Comparative Reflections from Armenia, Bosnia, the Holocaust, and Palestine."
Register for this November 17 event here: wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for this November 17 event here: wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network invites you to an online panel: "Denying Genocide: Comparative Reflections from Armenia, Bosnia, the Holocaust, and Palestine."
Register for this November 17 event here: wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for this November 17 event here: wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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heartbroken for Complexo do Alemão. end this global death machine www.correiodopovo.com.br/not%C3%ADcia...
Líder comunitário relata situação no Complexo do Alemão: “Crianças estão vendo os 60 corpos”
Favelas da zona norte do Rio de Janeiro foram alvo de megaoperação policial contra o Comando Vermelho (CV) nesta terça-feira
www.correiodopovo.com.br
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
heartbroken for Complexo do Alemão. end this global death machine www.correiodopovo.com.br/not%C3%ADcia...
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Two colleagues interviewed me for a new podcast series on the second Trump Presidency. We discussed some of the 'gender politics' of the current moment and how they are entangled with the politics of race, fascism and (settler) empire. The episode is titled 'Tradwives and Techbros'
great listen on the centrality of gender to trumpian politics & the far right @mellimo.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5uzt...
open.spotify.com/episode/5uzt...
Trad Wives and Tech Bros
open.spotify.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Two colleagues interviewed me for a new podcast series on the second Trump Presidency. We discussed some of the 'gender politics' of the current moment and how they are entangled with the politics of race, fascism and (settler) empire. The episode is titled 'Tradwives and Techbros'
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Refaat Al Areer’s “If I must die” poem on the streets of Mexico city
October 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Refaat Al Areer’s “If I must die” poem on the streets of Mexico city
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History faculty at Columbia & Barnard decrying the harassment of @mark-bray.bsky.social: "This is the first case in recent memory of a historian who has fled the country after receiving death threats on account of the history that they teach."
October 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
History faculty at Columbia & Barnard decrying the harassment of @mark-bray.bsky.social: "This is the first case in recent memory of a historian who has fled the country after receiving death threats on account of the history that they teach."
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📅 Save the date!
The University of Stavanger, invites you to a symposium entitled:
Freedom of Expression in Times of Genocide
🗓 Wed. Nov 12, 5–7:30 pm | Sølvberget, Stavanger & online
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah & Martin Shaw
More details to follow.
The University of Stavanger, invites you to a symposium entitled:
Freedom of Expression in Times of Genocide
🗓 Wed. Nov 12, 5–7:30 pm | Sølvberget, Stavanger & online
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah & Martin Shaw
More details to follow.
October 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
📅 Save the date!
The University of Stavanger, invites you to a symposium entitled:
Freedom of Expression in Times of Genocide
🗓 Wed. Nov 12, 5–7:30 pm | Sølvberget, Stavanger & online
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah & Martin Shaw
More details to follow.
The University of Stavanger, invites you to a symposium entitled:
Freedom of Expression in Times of Genocide
🗓 Wed. Nov 12, 5–7:30 pm | Sølvberget, Stavanger & online
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah & Martin Shaw
More details to follow.
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Copies of *The New Age of Genocide: Intellectual and Political Challenges after Gaza* have arrived!
Full details, with 30 per cent discount offer, here: tinyurl.com/mry8864j.
Many thanks to @franceskalbs.bsky.social and @dirkmoses.bsky.social for their generous comments (see linked page).
Full details, with 30 per cent discount offer, here: tinyurl.com/mry8864j.
Many thanks to @franceskalbs.bsky.social and @dirkmoses.bsky.social for their generous comments (see linked page).
The New Age of Genocide
With recent events in Gaza, Martin Shaw seeks to restore the idea of genocide to its central place in thinking about mass atrocities, to apply it to neglected cases, and ultimately to settle the quest...
tinyurl.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Copies of *The New Age of Genocide: Intellectual and Political Challenges after Gaza* have arrived!
Full details, with 30 per cent discount offer, here: tinyurl.com/mry8864j.
Many thanks to @franceskalbs.bsky.social and @dirkmoses.bsky.social for their generous comments (see linked page).
Full details, with 30 per cent discount offer, here: tinyurl.com/mry8864j.
Many thanks to @franceskalbs.bsky.social and @dirkmoses.bsky.social for their generous comments (see linked page).
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Here's an insightful piece about Lorde confronting Germany's silences, drawing from the archive and painting some resonances with today.
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-a...
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-a...
How Audre Lorde Studied Berlin’s Warnings and Silences
Less than four decades later, the same forces that frustrated the African-American feminist poet continue to dominate German politics
newlinesmag.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Here's an insightful piece about Lorde confronting Germany's silences, drawing from the archive and painting some resonances with today.
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-a...
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-a...