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In the Shadow of the FIFA World Cup: Qatar’s “Other” Favorite Sport

14 August 2022

Early on Friday mornings in Doha, whilst most people are asleep, hundreds—possibly thousands—of amateur sportsmen grab their equipment and head out. Before the sun is too high and the temperature…

Covid Project, Environmental Studies

"Facilitating and Producing Research during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned" Reflection Published by the Georgetown University Digital Fieldwork Project

8 May 2022

Elizabeth Wanucha, CIRS Operations Manager, published a Reflection article with the Digital Fieldwork project led by Georgetown University Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor of Government, Diana Kapiszewski; Georgetown University Associate Professor…

"God Don’t Mean People to Own People"

12 April 2022

History has traditionally been told by the victors, and white male film directorship has reflected this trend. Films like Mississippi Burning (1988), Green Book (2018), The Butler (2013), and Hidden…

Filmic Discomfort: Adanggaman and the Legacy of Slavery in West Africa

17 March 2022

Adanggaman (2000) is a difficult film to watch. Despite its narrative complexity and provocative visual and audio composition, one cannot ignore that at its core it is about the complicity…

The World Cup 2022 put Qatar on the map, literally, and we have the data to prove this!

14 March 2022

Perhaps one of the most important aspects of hosting a World Cup is understanding what positive impact, if any, the event has on the economy of the hosting country or…

Geographies and Genders of Revolt

13 March 2022

Tula: The Revolt (Jeroen Leinders, 2013) tells the story of the 1795 slave revolt on the island of Curaçao in the Dutch West Indies. The titular character, Tula, becomes the…

Irony and Critique in Tomás Gutiérrez Alea’s The Last Supper [La última cena]

13 February 2022

As an early beneficiary of the Culture Division of the Rebel Army (which later became the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry), Tomás Gutiérrez Alea helped to fulfill its…

A Team of National Representatives? Migration Histories in the Context of the FIFA World Cup

19 January 2022

With the 2022 FIFA World Cup coming up this winter in Qatar, media debates on the migratoriness and legitimacy of foreign-born players to represent the country will most certainly emerge.…

Kafala Labor System Reform and the 2022 World Cup

20 December 2021

Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 World Cup attracted international scrutiny over the country’s kafala labor system. The construction of the country’s football stadiums relies on the labor of migrant workers,…

The World Cup 2022 and Qatar’s Mass Tourism Challenge: A Sustainable Future?

23 November 2021

The State of Qatar is currently planning for the FIFA 2022 World Cup as a mass tourism sports event. But after the fans have departed, what lies ahead for Qatar’s…