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.
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Xenia Cherkaev
@xcherkaev.bsky.social
· Feb 7
Talk On S2E4 | Gleaning for Communism w/ Xenia Cherkaev
YouTube video by Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
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Historical ethnography, use-value economies, the political consequences of public history: me interviewed by Christoph Brumann for our MPI house podcast about and around my book, Gleaning for Communism: The Soviet Socialist Household in Theory and Practice.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xvI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xvI...
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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
June 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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...
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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.
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.
April 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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.
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.
March 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
"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.
Adam Shatz on Columbia, liberals, spinelessness.
‘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...
Adam Shatz on Columbia University: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
Adam Shatz | Submission
There’s nothing surprising about Trump’s attack on the universities, or on the liberal law firms that he also...
www.lrb.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"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.
Adam Shatz on Columbia, liberals, spinelessness.
Reposted by Xenia Cherkaev
“We had positive ID of him walking into his girlfriend’s building and it’s now collapsed,” National Security Advisor Waltz wrote. “Excellent,” VP Vance replied.
The Real Outrage About the Yemen Signal Group Is That It Called for Attack on Civilian Home
“We had positive ID of him walking into his girlfriend’s building and it’s now collapsed.”
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March 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“We had positive ID of him walking into his girlfriend’s building and it’s now collapsed,” National Security Advisor Waltz wrote. “Excellent,” VP Vance replied.
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‘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 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...
www.lrb.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
‘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 on Israel’s renewed strikes on Gaza: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
Historical ethnography, use-value economies, the political consequences of public history: me interviewed by Christoph Brumann for our MPI house podcast about and around my book, Gleaning for Communism: The Soviet Socialist Household in Theory and Practice.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xvI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xvI...
Talk On S2E4 | Gleaning for Communism w/ Xenia Cherkaev
YouTube video by Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Historical ethnography, use-value economies, the political consequences of public history: me interviewed by Christoph Brumann for our MPI house podcast about and around my book, Gleaning for Communism: The Soviet Socialist Household in Theory and Practice.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xvI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xvI...
latest from me
“Russian Late-Liberalism: Notes Hierarchy, Responsibility, and Legally Ownerless Dogs.” General Anthropology 31 (1–2): 19–22. doi.org/10.1111/gena....
“Russian Late-Liberalism: Notes Hierarchy, Responsibility, and Legally Ownerless Dogs.” General Anthropology 31 (1–2): 19–22. doi.org/10.1111/gena....
General Anthropology | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library
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January 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
latest from me
“Russian Late-Liberalism: Notes Hierarchy, Responsibility, and Legally Ownerless Dogs.” General Anthropology 31 (1–2): 19–22. doi.org/10.1111/gena....
“Russian Late-Liberalism: Notes Hierarchy, Responsibility, and Legally Ownerless Dogs.” General Anthropology 31 (1–2): 19–22. doi.org/10.1111/gena....