Martha’s paper on Religious Integration was accepted for presentation at the International Sociological Association (ISA), taking place in Rabat. This marks the first academic presentation of the longitudinal research underpinning her sociological essay film Searching for Mama Salone’s Secret. Presented within ISA’s Research Committee on Futures Research (RC07), Van Der Bly introduces an initial analysis…
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 “Yes, we might be heading for Barbarization, but we are coming from Barbarization too.” “Destructive forces do not need a spotlight or…
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 was selected amongst the top globalization entries on in the Wikipedia.