Palestine should not be seen as a gimmick, a virtual state that exists only on the Internet or on Facebook. It is gradually becoming recognized as a real state by the Palestinians and the international community. Palestinians may see this as a victory in their fight to preserve their national identity, even if the geographical boundaries of the state have yet to be determined.

Originally published in 2007 and translated into English by Steven Miller in 2012, "The New Wounded" represents Malabou’s most sustained philosophical interrogation of neuroscience and extends her series of interventions into the new materialisms of contemporary continental philosophy. "The New Wounded" offers a profound and often moving account of the kinds of suffering and mental trauma produced by senseless accidents, lesions and catastrophes. How to think and respond to these wounds in relation to what we understand as the brain’s plasticity – its capacity to receive, and to give, form?

Society and Space is pleased to publish an open-access companion piece to the Aerographies section in the current issue of the journal, with contributions from Jason Groves, Craig Martin, Ken Olwig, Mark Jackson, and Maria Fannin. It includes personal reflections, some beautiful illustrations, excerpts from related work, and links of interest.