Gabriel Seroussi

The temptation to read the United States as an all-too-familiar context, progressing along the same evolutionary path as ours, is very strong; yet, often things are not only more complex than they appear at first glance, but are even the opposite. It is with this approach that this issue deals with an underground, and at times difficult to understand, phenomenon: Trump’s growing popularity among …

Soul food is not merely a collection of dishes, it is a vast and varied culinary tradition that originated on plantations in the Southern United States. Moreover, it constitutes a pivotal element in the formation of the Black community's identity in America. However, this was not always the case. Soul food (...of the African-American culinary culture) represents the history of a community through …

The collective imagery often links gangs to the Black community, much like the Mafia is associated with Italians. However, this perception does not align with the reality of gang history. The history of gangs is characterised by a complex interplay between criminality and self-organisation from below, reflecting the community's response to the challenges imposed by American society. The emergence …