Merle Emrich

Merle is a writer and an artist from Germany, based in Sweden. She enjoys writing on a variety of topics, both fiction and non-fiction. She is concerned with issues related to environmentalism, feminism, and social movements. Her academic background is in International Relations, Sociology of Law, and Cultural Studies.

Merle oversees the content and the publishing of the magazine.

Articles

Mar 25

"Hi from Planet Earth!"

Almost five decades after the Golden Record was sent into space, children in Malmö drafted their own messages from humankind.

Jan 29

“Genocides Are Never Declared in Advance”: South Africa v. Israel at the ICJ

An analysis of the opening statements of South Africa and Israel in front of the International Court of Justice.

Nov 12, 2023

The Israel-Gaza War: Context and History

Since a month Israel is waging war against Gaza in retaliation for Hamas' attack on Oct 7. Read about the history and context of the war.

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Comics

Jan 1, 2024

There Are Things in the Water

Today, the sea scares me. I fear the dark in its depth call to me.

Oct 29, 2023

Humdrum Spaceboy

This comic resulted from a study trip to several creative spaces in Malmö, in September 2022.

Poetry

Feb 26

Long After Sunrise

"cursed the self in the mirror for not opening the windows wide at dawn to hear the songbirds singing"

Oct 15, 2023

Drunk Poets Society

"soul dripping from tongue and stumbling eyes every slurred word a poem in itself"

Sep 17, 2023

Autumn Falls

"it rains more often now that summer ends"

Short Fiction

May 5

Brink of Summer

"At first glance, it seemed as if everything was as it had always had been and as it always would be."—A story of climate change.

Apr 8

Burya 4: Chapter 3

Kolya makes a strange discovery in this part of our story series titled "Matryoshka of the Sea".

Mar 11

Sunflowers

"Listen!" he whispered and paused. He traced the the sunflowers that were growing on the canvas. But there was nothing to listen to.

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Dextercast

Nov 26, 2023

Climate Action Week with Carlos Perez Baez and Luca Berardi

In this episode of Dextercast, Carlos Perez Baez and Luca Berardi share their experiences with and hopes for Climate Action Week.

Jul 2, 2023

Beyond Human: "Mischief Acts" by Zoe Gilbert—Worlding Processes through Fiction

In this episode, we discuss how fiction can be part of a worlding process through an ontopolitical analysis of 'Mischief Acts'.

Jun 18, 2023

Beyond Human: Posthumanism and Ontopolitics with Petra Ragnerstam

In the first episode of our Beyond Human series we delve into posthumanism and ontopolitics with Petra Ragnerstam (Malmö University).

Art

Sep 3, 2023

Shuttered in Waves

A collaborative aquarelle painting.

Jun 18, 2023

Gap Var Ginnunga

"Father of Hosts chose for her rings and necklaces, [...] wise speech, and spirits of divination; she saw widely, widely about every world."

Photography

Nov 12, 2023

Malmö: Protest for Palestine

Approximately 2,000 people gathered in Malmö on November 12 in support of Palestine. A photo story.

Mar 6, 2023

The Monsters We Create

A photo story on nature. The city. And the monsters therein.