Martha’s ‘An Exploration of the Elementary Forms of Religious Integration has been accepted for presentation at the V Forum of the International Sociological Association (ISA), taking place in Rabat, Morocco (6–11 July 2025). This marks the first academic presentation of the longitudinal research underpinning her sociological essay film Searching for Mama Salone’s Secret (working title)….
Martha’s essay ‘Beyond Barbarization’ featured in GTI
Martha’s essay, “Beyond Barbarization” is featured in the new publication of the Great Transition Initiative (www.greattransition.org) as a contribution to GTI Forum Which Future Are We Living In? You can read the article here: Beyond Barbarization – Martha Van Der Bly “Yes, we might be heading for Barbarization, but we are coming from Barbarization too.”…
William Esper Studio, New York
Martha is studying at the William Esper Studio in New York the Intensive Summer Course Acting.
Martha’s essay ‘Unity in Shared Vulnerability’ featured in GTI
Martha’s essay, “Unity in Shared Vulnerability,” is featured in the new online publication of the Great Transition Initiative (www.greattransition.org) on global solidarity. You can read the article here. “I exist, not because I think, but because I am part of a web of relationships—even in disconnection, even in solitude, even in isolation” (Van Der Bly,…
Martha develops film ‘Searching for Mama Salone’s Secret’ at Sundance Collab
Combining sociological research and filmmaking, Martha is currently developing the feature-length documentary Searching for Mama Salone’s Secret (working title), workshopping the storyline in the course Documentary Filmmaking: Crafting Your Story in Post at Sundance Collab.
Impact for Martha’s research on globalization
Martha’s article on globalization theory “Globalization: a Triumph of Ambiguity’ published in Current Sociology is now included amongst just 14 otherscholars on globalization in the Wikipedia main entry on ‘globalization’ under ‘Further Reading’. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization