Opinion
Gabrielle Goliath Strikes a Tuning Fork of Dissent
The cancellation of the South African artist’s Venice Biennale pavilion reveals the machinations of state censorship — and the ways we can collectively resist it.
M. Neelika Jayawardane
M. Neelika Jayawardane is a professor of English in Upstate New York and a senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg. Her research centers on South Africa and the nexus between written texts, art, photography, and imperialism.
Art
A Somber Commemoration of the Partition of India, 70 Years Later
Zarina Hashmi speaks directly to the ongoing impact of the upheavals resulting from Partition.
Opinion
Hashtagging Racism: The Power of #IfTheyGunnedMeDown
Last night, in Ferguson, Missouri, police in riot gear entered residential neighbourhoods and lobbed teargas, flash bombs, rubber bullets, and noise cannons (also known as LRAD or Long Range Acoustic Devices) at people who were gathered peacefully to protest the killing of an unarmed 18-year-old, Mi