The ‘optics of absence’ of deserving recipients from the global south is not a ledger of past mistakes; they are a map of risks the Nobel Peace Prize still runs when it tells the world what peace looks like.
Canon, Contestation, Consequence: The Nobel Peace Prize and the Limits of Recognition Read More »
Originally conceived in Hebrew and Greek traditions as words that offend deities, blasphemy has morphed in the present day into a battle of images and a cry of subjective emotional pain, which anyone can use against anyone to silence and dominate them.
Satyajit Ray’s film Mahanagar, set in 1960s Kolkata during a period of rapidly changing gender roles, shows that female independence need not be perceived as a threat to male masculinity.
Mrinal Sen’s films compel us to confront the uncomfortable truth that decolonization, both cultural and structural, in the Indian subcontinent is far from complete.
A library that never sleeps is not merely a logistical facility but an ethical, intellectual, and democratic necessity.
No Curfew on Knowledge: A Library That Never Sleeps Read More »
The downplaying of pro-genocide far-right ultranationalist politics in Myanmar’s left-wing political and student activist circles reveals an unsettling political alliance.
The Querfront Politics in Myanmar: Oo Hla Saw, Burmese Left and the Rohingya Genocide Read More »
Despite granting women access to consumer markets and economic participation through their communication, capitalism has left intact patriarchal structures that foment misogyny.
Putting an End to Rape, Once and for All Read More »
As the Monsoon Revolution carries the spirit of Amar Ekushey forward, it must also learn from it.
What Amar Ekushey Means for the Monsoon Revolution Read More »
