Colonialism

Raoul Peck’s World

Raoul Peck’s World Raoul Peck’s World

In Exterminate All the Brutes, Peck offers a bold new history of colonialism and violence.

Jun 14, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales

Naftali Bennett

Here in Israel, the Perils of a Government of ‘No Politics’ Here in Israel, the Perils of a Government of ‘No Politics’

The country’s new coalition government, whose only common ground is the desire to get rid of Benjamin Netanyahu, might just mark a turning point in Israel’s ability to avoid accoun...

Jun 10, 2021 / Jeff Halper

Alice Sparkly Kat

The Astrological Is Political The Astrological Is Political

Why Alice Sparkly Kat uses postcolonial theory to read the stars.

Jun 1, 2021 / Q&A / Mary Retta

Woman in Gaza after airstrike

The Nakba Is Now The Nakba Is Now

With the explosion of Israeli violence this last week, Palestinians are experiencing a level of terror that is both new and painfully reminiscent of the terror of 1948.

May 17, 2021 / Saree Makdisi for The Nation

Julian Aguon; The Properties of Perpetual Light

Julian Aguon’s Poetic Riposte to American Empire Julian Aguon’s Poetic Riposte to American Empire

The CHamoru lawyer discusses the militarization of Guam and his new book, The Properties of Perpetual Light.

Apr 12, 2021 / Q&A / Chris Gelardi

Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez

The General, the Mistress, and the Love Stories That Blind Us The General, the Mistress, and the Love Stories That Blind Us

Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez discusses her new book on Isabel Cooper, a Filipina American actress and Douglas MacArthur’s lover.

Apr 5, 2021 / Q&A / Noah Flora

Thomas Blom Hansen

The Modi Government Is a Regime of Low-Intensity Terror The Modi Government Is a Regime of Low-Intensity Terror

Stanford University anthropologist Thomas Blom Hansen discusses the rise of anger, brutality, and violence in Indian public life.

Mar 24, 2021 / Q&A / Ullekh N.P.

Harry and Meghan’s Interview Has Given a Welcome Boost to the Anti-Monarchy Movement

Harry and Meghan’s Interview Has Given a Welcome Boost to the Anti-Monarchy Movement Harry and Meghan’s Interview Has Given a Welcome Boost to the Anti-Monarchy Movement

Let’s also abolish the monarchical thinking that defers to oligarchy in the UK and the US.

Mar 17, 2021 / John Nichols

Chinese and Djiboutian national flags

The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West

China has no interest in destroying the system on which its success was built.

Mar 12, 2021 / Kehinde Andrews

The Future of Postcolonial Thought

The Future of Postcolonial Thought The Future of Postcolonial Thought

A pair of books—one by Walter Mignolo and Catherine Walsh, another by Achille Mbembe—consider the unfulfilled promise of decolonization.

Mar 9, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Arjun Appadurai

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