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There has been a fundamental change in the way interstate relations are being conducted in modern times. The nature and working of diplomacy between and among states has undergone some[...]
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The ‘reflexive turn’ in anthropology, marked by the publication of Writing Culture (Clifford and Marcus) in 1986, raised fundamental issues of representation, epistemological authority, and Eurocentric colonialism in anthropological texts.[...]
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“When will it end? 1982-201?” The open-ended question – with the last digit intentionally left out – fills the final screen of Jean-Pierre Bekolo’s most recent film, Le Président (2013). The question[...]
"Sites of Home" (June 2014) · Academic Dispatches · Arts · Culture · Global Perspectives
While traditional storytelling was based on oral renderings as imagined by a narrator, now the trends are often based on the visual readings of events as imagined by the availability[...]
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Francisco Zamora Loboch[1], or simply “Paco” to those who know him, is one of Equatorial Guinea’s best-known writers. Born in 1948 on the Equatorial Guinean island of Annobon, his life[...]
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Brazilian rapper Emicida, one of the most creative and perceptive pop artists in recent years, creates compelling drama in not only the content of what he says but also the[...]
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There is an old saying in Egypt: “Keep walking next to the wall.” If you want to stay away from problems, walk next to the wall. If you don’t want to[...]
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Editor’s note: Given the timeliness of the content, this Academic Dispatch is an advance release of Issue II, Volume I, which will be released in full in the coming weeks. ****** The[...]
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This article is a translation of a previous post on The Postcolonialist. Translation provided by Negarra Akili Kudumu, editor. … I think that anyone seriously engaged in cultural studies, as intellectual practice,[...]
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This article is a translation of a previous post on The Postcolonialist. Translation provided by the author. Santurce is an area that boasts a varied cultural and artistic scene. Formerly known[...]
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Article Photo Credits: Samira Idroos The Play There are moments in history when a single word can represent an existential struggle between self-perceived opposites. Haram is such a word in[...]
Stuart Hall was undoubtedly one of the most important academics of our time. His work on culture, globalization, ethnicity and representation has not only influenced multiple fields within academia, but[...]
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C. Wright Mills’ sociological imagination draws attention to the fact that a number of social connections inform the apparently personal life of the individual. Today, even for those who are[...]
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To commemorate the 500th anniversary of its “discovery” by Portuguese sailor Alvares de Cabral in 2000, Brazil officially presented itself as a “rainbow nation” without discrimination or racism; a place[...]
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The short film titled Vecinos, translated as Neighbours (9”45) opens with a montage sequence—views of a busy underground metro; graffiti etched and painted onto walls; a sleeping man in a[...]
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It is no longer possible to ignore the need for public and accessible avenues of discourse and debate. As the university model becomes further aligned with a corporate vision of[...]
This article is a translation of a previous post on The Postcolonialist. Translation provided by Addie Leak, a freelance translator based in France. Moreover, the idea itself of classifying writers[...]
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“It is more important to buy a sjambok than a plough” was the advice the prosperous Charlie Muller gave to the young farmer Dick Turner. The sjambok, a long whip[...]
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The story of the global pharmaceutical industry’s complicity in the AIDS related deaths of millions of Africans, Asians and Latin Americans is a story that, like politics and religion, gets[...]
Photos Copyright: Kinda Hibrawi This piece is part of a continuing series in which The Postcolonialist seeks to highlight and engage issues of refugee status, conflict, and asylum. As the[...]
Photo Source: hassanmusa.com [A]n image, deep down, is like a bottle thrown into the sea. I write a message that I put into a bottle, that I throw to the sea.[...]
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An earlier, abbreviated version of this piece appeared previously on Al Jazeera: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/12/when-revolution-comes-israel-2013121112851708923.html The Hunger Games franchise has been hailed for spreading a new hopeful message of revolution to millennials[...]
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With the impending presidential elections and the withdrawal of international forces, 2014 is a foreboding year for Afghanistan. However, there is more to the country than war and violence. There[...]
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Photo Credit: © Mohamad Ojjeh, 2013 (Syria) Last December, we visited the Turkish town of Reyhanli, close to the Syrian border, to volunteer at a local Syrian school for refugee[...]
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(Articulo en español) Oscar López Rivera is a freedom fighter for the independence of Puerto Rico. He has the unenviable distinction of being the longest-held Puerto Rican political prisoner in[...]
