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28:3 doi 10.1215/08992363-3511478 Copyright 2016 by Duke University Press not only how we represent the refugee but also how refugees represent themselves and others. Building upon this theme of migration, I interview noted sociologist Saskia Sassen about her work and, in particular, about how her conceptualization of globalization has shifted over the decades. We discuss the various misinterpretations of her idea of the "global city" and think through her development, in her newest book, of the theory of "subterranean power" and its relationship to the work of Michel Foucault. Among Sassen's insights into global cities is how they are enmeshed within a vast network of transnational relations and yet also characterized by specific local dynamics. Megan Vaughan's careful genealogy builds upon such insights, showing us an example of how the mind is not homogenized by globalization. Through an account of the East African encounter with psychological counseling, we see how understandings of mind, self, and therapy are reengineered and retheorized in local contexts. Bharat Jayram Venkat also reveals the interplay of knowledge and place by exploring the history of how scientists in Germany, Britain, and India evaluated evidence of a "cure" for tuberculosis and how experiences from Berlin
Public Culture – Duke University Press
Published: Sep 1, 2016
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