The last two decades have seen a resurgence of research with psychedelic substances for medical purposes that has concurred with a proliferation of neo-shamanic or mystical practices, retreats and communities that have the consumption of psychoactive plants and preparations at the center of their rituals.  This “psychedelic renaissance,” largely popularized by Michael Pollan’s best-selling book How […]

Please join us on May 23rd, from 2 to 4 pm, in Girvetz 2320, for a screening a discussion of The Market and the Monkey’s Paw: The Bitcoin Experiment in El Salvador, a documentary by Global Studies undergraduate Leo Safir, produced in collaboration with CLAIR Affiliate Prof. Nicole Cerpa Vielma (Global Studies). They will be in conversation […]