Modern property rights are neither fixed nor natural. Instead, they are historically constituted and legally enforced through dispossession and remain tied to unequal societal relations, shaping every aspect of our social belonging.
Belonging Otherwise: The Violence of Property 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 »
In this Shuddhashar Free-thought podcast, we share Flash Interviews with two award-winning writers: Camelia Dewan and Taran Khan, both contributors to our magazine. They speak to Ella Harris Perin, Shuddhashar FreeVoice’s Oslo Scholars Intern. Camelia Dewan is an environmental anthropologist and Associate Senior Lecturer in Cultural Anthropology at Uppsala University. Her article, “Climate Refugees or
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.
Over the past four decades, East Asia’s labor force has grown significantly, with China alone contributing over 400 million workers to the global economy, leading some to view China as a battleground for globalization. However, amidst this expansion, labour issues persist, sparking a movement that challenges conventional norms. Is China’s labor landscape evolving into a new paradigm?
Should China’s Labour Go Its Own Way? Read More »
Decades of secrecy, authoritarian rule, militarization, and exploitation have shaped Eritrea’s landscape. The plight of forced labour adds another distressing layer to its complex narrative.
Veiled in Secrecy: Unravelling Eritrea’s Forced Labour Enigma Read More »
If there is one lesson universities should have drawn from the Holocaust, it is to not reproduce technically competent yet morally vacuous specialists and experts. Recent events suggest that they have failed to achieve that end.
How (not) to be an Expert Read More »
The U.S. criminal justice system has created an endless supply of cheap labor that profits businesses and the local and national government. Does this system have connections to slavery?
‘Except as a Punishment for Crime’: Black Labor and the US Criminal Justice System Read More »
The pandemic revealed the precarious political and economic conditions of migrant workers in India. Their distress and their long, torturous flight from the city show how they have been rendered politically redundant and are not visible to the capital and the state as rights-bearing subjects.
Silent Footfall: India’s Migrant Worker Crisis Read More »
The 1980s and ’90s saw the emergence of Postcolonial theory and its many avatars. But is it as radical as its proponents claim, or does it instead promote ‘racial essentialism’ in the guise of radicalism?
Postcolonial Theory and the Postcolonial World Read More »
