Anastasia Mbembe-Goldberg, MA Oxon.

Identity, Affect & Lifestyle Editor

Mbembe-Goldberg writes on identity, affect, privilege and the moral significance of discomfort. She has converted several forms of discomfort into invited lectures. Her current project examines the ethics of five-star conference hotels from inside them.

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Inside the Church of the Subaltern

The Academic Standard spent three months undercover inside a notoriously insular postcolonial congregation. After gaining admission through a disputed claim to Indigenous ancestry and one-eighth Irishness, our correspondent witnessed initiation rites, methodological innovations and a schism over whether the subaltern had, in fact, spoken.

3 September 2026 · 11 min read · Read →

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