Satirical videos or mockumentaries (films) often challenge the ‘otherized’ gaze and question the so-called ‘truths’ presented by colonial and post-colonial narratives, exposing a mode of representation that has shaped not only Africa but also Asia.
Subverting the “Otherized” Gaze through Mockumentaries Read More »
The identity and cultural memories of the Girmitiyas, who were forced into indentured labour, are being contested today, often to suit present-day cultural and political narratives.
Girmitiya Songs: Memory, Pain, and Resistance Read More »
Moral policing functions as a powerful form of social surveillance, reinforcing the patriarchal & casteist order.
The Politics of Not Being Seen: Digital Anonymity and the Refusal of Identity Read More »
The historically marginalised sanitation workers in India are subject to new layers of exploitation and control through technological surveillance. Addressing this will require challenging deeper issues of caste-based exploitation and capitalist dehumanisation.
The surrogacy market has led to the reduction of women’s wombs to commodities. Yet the ‘colonisation of the womb’ cannot be challenged with regulations or industry bans alone but a more equal structure free of exploitation.
India, unlike several European countries, does not have any ‘national language’. Article 343 (1) of the Indian Constitution says “Hindi” (written in Devnagri script) is one of the “official languages” alongside English. Additionally, the eighth schedule of the Indian constitution recognises 22 scheduled (regional) languages, of which only one language of Bihar, Maithili, was added
Commentary by Professor Chaise LaDousa Shreeti Shubham joins scholars like Frank Cody and Sahana Udupa in questioning and critiquing ideologies that celebrate the digital sphere in India for its promise of making possible democratic activity and participation by those who have traditionally lacked access to the public sphere. Whereas digital technology in India is widespread,
Caste and the Digital Sphere Read More »
