The Poetics of Abolition: From Female Suffrage in the US to Social Reformation in...
Processes of emancipation across time and space have always had a poetic impulse in them.
Poetry Resurrects Itself: Translation of Two Poems by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Translations of two poems by the doyen of Assamese literature.
The Hagia Sophia Reconversion Is a Cynical Undoing of What Turkey Used to Be
The recent reversal of Istanbul's Hagia Sofia to the status of a mosque from a museum is just the latest manifestation of Erdogan's conservative-authoritarian politics.
Protest Music and Style Iconoclasm in the Times of Celebrity Activism
Many celebrities have expressed solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement. But how genuine or meaningful is their anti-racism activism really?
‘Axone’ Is a Classic Example of a Neoliberal Understanding of Racism
By blaming the victims for their racist experience, 'Axone' ascribes to the neoliberal thesis on discrimination.
“Cinema Will Help Us Survive”: Five Assamese Filmmakers on the COVID-19 Crisis
A new wave of Assamese cinema had just taken off when the COVID-19 crisis hit. Five prominent filmmakers talk about the damages caused and what the future looks like.
Crisis and Compassion: How Six Music Stars of Assam Are Spending Their Lockdown Days
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a crippling effect on Assam's music industry. How are the state's top music makers coping with that?
Hunger, Helplessness, Hope: How Five Young Assamese Poets Are Spending Their Lockdown Days
Jyotirmoy Talukdar speaks to five prominent young poets from Assam about how they see the COVID-19 crisis and the ensuing lockdown.
How Chinese People Came Together to Create Hope, Humour and Art During Quarantine
The human spirit is tested during difficult times, but a scholar already has found examples of how people found ways to support one another in China. Other countries have shown similar resilience.
In Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Roma’, the Story of a Civilisation
'Roma' is a nuanced and soulful take on class, colonialism and gender through the fluid spaces of a Mexico City middle-class neighbourhood.