Ahmad Makia is a human geographer living in Dubai.
Ahmad Makia
Articles by Ahmad Makia:
Masculinity: A Conversation
in Issue 90 | Chronic (Sep 2018)Human geographer Ahmad Makia and Dubai artist Raja'a Khalid diagnose our projected images of masculinity: American Psycho, Wile E. Coyote, Nike, gym terror, Cardi, the self-improvement rat race, the Gulf Bionic, desirability, and ~~ductwork~~.
Wet Urbanism
in Issue 69 | Carbon (Oct 2016)liquification of privation - extraterrestriality at sea - man-made islands, the Panama Papers - the Aquatic Ape Theory - the sense of malaise we are enduring - hinterland is also the metropolis - on land is a heaving chest - over water - erotic nature of the ship