The New Context

The Student Journal of International Affairs at The New School

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The “Latinx” Controversy Highlights a Broader Problem for Liberals

“As soon as I see the Latinx term being used instead of Latinos, I’m not interested anymore” read the first critique received after the launch of a program I am collaborating with which aims to empower Latinx youth. I was […]

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Caught Between Crises: The Covid Shadow-Pandemic of Domestic Violence in Mexico

In this op-ed, Sofia Navarrete Zur critically examines the shadow pandemic of domestic violence in light of Covid-19 and Mexico’s lockdown measures. On March 8th, 2020, Mexico’s largest ever women’s march took place on International Women’s Day. The following morning, […]

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Somos las que no se quedan calladas/ We are those who are not silent.

This illustrated oral history features Delia Martínez, a Mexico-city based photographer who, interviewed by New school student Mariana Sanson, describes the process of photographing Mexico’s largest ever women’s march against femicide and gender-based violence. Mariana Sanson: This interview is part […]

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Gen Z: A young generation with adult problems

In this op-ed, Lydia Caldana reflects upon the unique burdens that Gen Z faces as our climate crisis intersects with reckless socio-political and economic practices of previous generations. If the classic comic book Spider-Man was right in saying “with great […]

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Pandemic Portraits – Photo Contest

We are opening submissions for our Pandemic Portraits photo contest! The aim of this photo contest is to reflect on the Covid pandemic and the shadow pandemics of racism, disinformation and misinformation, domestic violence, and beyond. The subject of your […]

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Are we ready to confront the hypocrisy of Western-centric activism?

The Black Lives Matter movement is working tirelessly to end systemic racism in the US, but it appears to have turned a blind eye to the universality of Black oppression.  After a year of protests which have swept the American […]

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Agriculture is the Hidden Secret for Latin American-China relations in a Post-COVID World

The post-COVID world in Latin America will require strategic partnerships that can foster security, equality, and economic growth. Despite possible threats to investment caused by anticipated downturns in global GDP, China’s role and its own response to its role in the coronavirus pandemic, the global turn toward more diverse supply chains due to the massive and ongoing disruptions felt from China, coupled with a nationalist turn in trade and souring relations with the US all pose opportunities for Latin America.

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Imagining Global Futures as a Cake

Last year, The New School celebrated a birthday. And it was a special one: its 100th anniversary. In 1919, a group of intellectuals, including the philosopher John Dewey, were frustrated by the traditionalism of American universities and founded The New […]

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Looking at Nuclear Weapons in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Nuclear weapons have been around since 1945, when the Manhattan Project finally created a weapon that would end World War II. Since then, these weapons were the subject of Americans’ fear during the Cold War, and then both a taboo […]

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Ecovillages: A Conceivable Future

We live in a fantastically complex age in which we must analyze and challenge the very foundations of modernity. Our ultimate authorities invest a majority of its funds in the military and do little to support the safety and life […]

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Why Context Matters

While the United States (US) sanctions regime continues to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a report this month on the human rights situation unfolding in Venezuela. What could have been […]

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The Truth is the First Casualty of War

“Children of war,” a term that appears on numerous glossy magazine covers, an intriguing subject for after party discussions, while decorating the white washed walls of elite circles encompasses insurmountable tragedy and violence. War looms large in the South with […]