Eman Shehata

Eman Shehata is an economic anthropologist, writer, and editor based in Cairo. She received her PhD in Anthropology from the London School of Economics. Her writing and research sit at the intersections of feminism and counterhumanism, exploring the affective politics of work and practices of worldmaking and play under capitalism. Her work has been published in Feminist Theory, the February Journal, Full Stop and Kohl Journal, among other platforms. She edited an issue for Esmat Publishes on absurdity and play in Egyptian cinema in 2025.