Around the World

"For a long time now I haven't been I."

— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

Writing Is Not Terrorism, Mr. President
Writing is the tool I use to communicate, Mr. President, not the gun. I am throwing the gun you're trying to slip into my hand back to you.
Hisham BustaniDec 28, 2015
- Around the World
- Politics
Writer in Exile: An Interview with Yasmine Merei
When I heard that Syrian journalist and activist Yasmin Merei was staying in LA, I jumped at the chance to talk with a woman recently arrived from the front lines.
Louise SteinmanDec 17, 2015
- Around the World
Of Militarization and Miniskirts: Sovereignty and Sexuality in Urban Uganda
How do we make sense of the ways in which Ugandan women's bodies and nonconforming sexualities are subject to violence and even death?
Anneeth Kaur HundleDec 14, 2015
- Around the World
- Gender & Sexuality
“Another University Is Possible”: Thoughts on Student Protests and Universities in Postcolonial Africa
The modern university is an efficient site for the neoliberal commoditizing of knowledge.
Desiree LewisDec 9, 2015
Letter from Paris
A letter for Paris by Michelle Kuo and Albert Wu.
Albert Wu, Michelle KuoNov 21, 2015
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- Memoir & Essay
Imagining the “Other”
Nazi propagandists instrumentalized and distorted Turkey for the political purposes of the Third Reich.
Kaya GençNov 15, 2015
- Around the World
- History
West Bank of the East: Burma’s Social Engineering Project
To get something approaching an accurate reading of Burma today requires a process of contrasting grand narratives with hyper-local experiences.
Francis WadeNov 7, 2015
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“What Next?”
Ira Sukrungruang reviews Tom Sperlinger's "Romeo and Juliet in Palestine: Teaching Under Occupation."
Ira SukrungruangOct 29, 2015
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
This Is Not a Phone Conversation
Since the end of the Soviet Union, the methods employed to control information in Russia have altered.
Sally McGraneOct 27, 2015
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The Home of Language
"The Hebrew language is particularly layered — an infrastructure of biblical, cultural, and political roots."
Joanna ChenOct 21, 2015
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How Nepal’s Constitution Got Queered
When Nepal’s president signed the country’s new constitution on September 20, the country became only the 10th in the world to enshrine specific protections for LGBT people in its constitution.
Kyle KnightOct 14, 2015
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Refugee or Migrant
Should we call them refugees or migrants? It is now common practice in Europe to enforce a heavy-handed, arbitrary categorization of those fleeing war.
Helen MackreathOct 9, 2015
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Around the World

"For a long time now I haven't been I."— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

"For a long time now I haven't been I."

— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet