On this episode of the Free-Thought podcast, we are joined by Avery Delany to discuss the work of the decolonisation collective, DecolAnth @ Gold. Avery works alongside Nicole Mayangi, Rambasayi Marufu, Dr Adom Philogene and Heron and Dr Gabriel Dattatreyan to intersectionally critique and change structural issues in anthropology scholarship and practice.
In this new episode of the Shuddhashar Free-Thought podcast, we are joined by Dr. Heather Alberro, whose work focuses on intersectional approaches to environmentalism. We discuss the challenges that lay ahead in creating a world that is sustainable and environmentally just.
In the first episode of the new year, the Free-Thought podcast talks to Amy Baxter, founder and chief editor of Bad Form Review. She reflects on the need to highlight voices of colour in writing and publishing, and the challenges that lie ahead.
Shuddhashar reiterates its deep concern at the prolonged incarceration of Bangladeshi Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishor, known for his political cartoons, who has been denied bail so far. Kishor was arrested from his home under the Digital Security Act — a draconian law the government regularly exploits to muzzle dissent in Bangladesh. It is noteworthy that, …
Shuddhshar demands the immediate release of Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishor Read More »
In this Shuddhashar Free-Thought podcast, we talk to Shehtaz Huq, a middle school English teacher in the Bronx, about her efforts to highlight the voices of girls of colour in education.
In this episode, we discuss the special issue on the theme of Exile with Shuddhashar Editor, Professor Lisa Irene Knight. The conversation focuses on the nature of being in exile and how to best centre the voices of those who experience the upheaval.
Tutul, for your steadfast determination to inspire people to listen, expand horizons, re-think assumptions, challenge ourselves, and work harder for more a humane and just world. For Tutul who never bends to our local brand of fascism, who believes in culture and in transmission of culture, who was reborn more valiant and more brave …
A Surprise ‘Happy 30th Anniversary, Shuddhashar!’ Read More »
Uditi Sen, a scholar of colonial and post-colonial South Asia, talks to us about identity, memory, migration and citizenship in the context of Partition and its legacy on modern South Asia.
In this episode of the Free-Thought podcast, we speak to Nadeem Zaman, a Bangladeshi-American author about the duality of his identity and what it means to be brown amidst the racial tensions of modern USA.
The beheading of the Parisian school teacher Samuel Paty and subsequent stabbing to death of three churchgoers last month are stark reminders that freedom of speech is still very much at peril. From Turkey to Bangladesh, reactionary elements in the Muslim world have seized upon the opportunity to make the most out of the Muhammad …
Stop politicising Samuel Paty’s death; uphold the principles he championed Read More »
