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Julia Elyachar
Anthropologist and Associate Professor at Princeton University known for ethnographic work on political economy, finance, and urban life; author of On the Semi-Civilized (Duke UP, 2025) discussed in this episode.
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Jan 4, 2026
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Julia Elyachar, "On the Semicivilized: Coloniality, Finance, and Embodied Sovereignty in Cairo" (Duke UP, 2025)
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Julia Elyachar, an anthropologist and associate professor at Princeton University, explores the concept of 'semicivilized' as it relates to colonialism and finance. She delves into the intersection of Ottoman debt and modern sovereignty, offering fresh insights on nonterritorial governance. Elyachar discusses the significance of embodied infrastructures and generational channels that sustain urban life in Cairo. Through her ethnographic work, she reimagines the implications of coloniality, offering a nuanced perspective on financial systems and collective survival.
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