Amalgam #5 critically engages with the politics of alienation, exploring how these dynamics serve as conduits for violence across various forms and scales. Contributors (in order of appearance): Tanya Aguiñiga, Yazan Khalili, Kareem Estefan, Sara M. Saleh, David Kim, Kawtar Najib, Zoé Samudzi, Jack Henrie Fisher, Sami Khatib, Sarona Abuaker, Shahram Khosravi, Mahmoud Keshavarz, Rouzbeh Akhbari, Germán Pallares Avita, Panos Aprahamian, Jaleh Mansoor, Nora N. Khan, Justin Allen, Stephanie Choi, Kess, Pouya Ahmadi, Danah Abdulla, Sandra Cane, Clara Balaguer, Chris Lee, Naomi Nakazato, Silas Munro, Amir Berbic, Karen Kice, danilo machado, Matthew Stuart, Najwa Doughman, Mahdi Sabbagh, Tannaz Farsi, Mahan Moalemi, Saman Sajasi, Nina Khamsy, Ghazal Mosadeq, Sarah Mekdjian, Samara Keller

Amalgam is an ad hoc transdisciplinary journal that explores the intersection of typography, language, and the visual arts. Designed and edited by Pouya Ahmadi.