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Comments on “‘How to Do a Good Job of Body Snatching’: Historicizing Radiogenic and Stable Isotopic Studies,” by Pamela L. Geller
No full textJ. M. Wampler Letter to the Edito
“Nuits partagées” by Paul Éluard
No full textPaul Éluard (1895–1952) authored more than thirty poetry collections, including Capitale de la douleur (1926) and La rose publique (1934). With André Breton, Éluard coauthored the seminal surrealist work L’immaculeé conception (1930). He also published short collections in which his poetry is accompanied by the visual art of surrealist artists such as Max Ernst, Joan Miró, and Pablo Picasso. In addition, he wrote essays and produced anthologies and translations. Along with André Breton, Phillipe Soupault, and Louis Aragon, he developed the surrealist movement as it grew out of Dadaism and remained steadfast in his commitment to it until 1938, when he left the movement. A veteran of World War I, during the 1920s and 1930s he became a committed Communist and anti-fascist. In 1942, the Royal Air Force dropped thousands of leaflets of his poem “Liberté” (originally titled “Une seule pensée”) over occupied France. He became a hero of the Resistance. After the war, he embraced the cause of peace. He died of a heart attack in 1952. His funeral was sponsored by the French Communist Party and was attended by thousands of mourners. He’s buried in Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris
The Raj at War: A People's History of India's Second World War by Yasmin Khan
No full textReview of: The Raj at War: A People’s History of India’s Second World War by Yasmin Khan. Haryana, India: Penguin Random House India, 2016. (432 pages
Ukrainian Society Responds to a Decade of Russia's War
No full textThis special issue presents an empirically driven analysis of Russia’s war against Ukraine from the perspective of Ukrainian scholars. Curated in response to the limited presence of Ukrainian voices in international academic discourse on the conflict, this collection focuses on the social, gendered, and lived realities of war. The issue also addresses the underrepresentation of women’s voices in war and conflict studies. Ukrainian women scholars are the authors or lead authors on all contributions to the issue, which explore critical themes including the impact of the war on gender roles, the rapid integration of women into the Ukrainian armed forces, gendered discourse surrounding war crimes, and the innovative role of civil society in defense. The issue also includes a review of recent books that offer insights on the war’s impact on Ukrainian society from sociocultural, anthropological, historical, and journalistic perspectives. Ultimately, this special issue offers readers a nuanced understanding of how Ukrainian society is navigating and being profoundly transformed by the war, affirming the vital importance of insider perspectives in comprehending modern war
Suspended Temporality: A Necropolitical Reading of Susan Abulhawa’s Against the Loveless World
No full textThis article examines Susan Abulhawa’s novel Against the Loveless World within the framework of necropolitics and temporal studies, showing how time functions as a tool of colonial domination and a space for Palestinian resistance. I develop an integrated theoretical framework that combines Achille Mbembe’s concept of necropolitics, Elizabeth Freeman’s notion of chrononormativity, and my own contribution of “suspended temporality”, a condition in which time appears simultaneously stationary and fractured under colonial regimes. This conceptual triad allows for a nuanced examination of the ways in which the novel’s protagonist, Nahr, navigates the temporal ruptures that occupation entails. The prison cell, often referred to as a “Cube,” functions as a central spatio-temporal metaphor that illustrates the mechanisms of necropolitical power exerting influence through the staging of time. Through the use of a non-linear narrative structure, inter-generational memory and deliberate temporal displacement, Abulhawa’s work questions colonial temporalities and constructs alternative chronologies that defy historical erasure. An exploration alongside other postcolonial and diasporic literatures shows how Palestinian temporal resistance engages with global trends in decolonial esthetics while preserving its unique historical context. This research enhances our understanding of the ways in which Palestinian women navigate and resist necropolitical domination, and demonstrates that the concept of temporal justice should be integral to decolonial initiatives
"A Man of Vision as Godfather”: Felix Houphouet Boigny and Biafra’s Struggle for Secession
No full textBiafra’s troops fought Nigerian soldiers for thirty months. In its inception, Nigeria had hoped for an early victory, but the Biafrans kept the struggle on. In some battles, such as the one at Abagana in Anambra, they ambushed Nigerian soldiers, killing several hundreds of them. Biafra’s troops could display such enviable resilience against Nigeria’s heavily armed troops because of their access to arms and ammunition, much of which was received through the connections of the Ivory Coast president, Felix Houphouet Boigny. Houphouet Boigny was Biafra’s most committed supporter, but despite this, his connection to Biafra’s war strategy, policy, and efforts is unknown. In this article, I examine the implication of Houphouet Boigny’s intervention in Biafra’s sustained rebellion against Nigeria. In so doing, I demonstrate that Houphouet Boigny not only was a master architect of Biafra’s war diplomacy but also leveraged the war situation to boost the political and international image of Ivory Coast
Michael, Nigusie Kassaye W. Haile Selassie 1, Emperor of Ethiopia
No full textReview of: Michael, Nigusie Kassaye W. Haile Selassie 1, Emperor of Ethiopia. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2023
Light Cream Pods: Artistic Meaning Making
No full textLight Cream Pods is an installation-based artwork characterized by simultaneous interactions with calabashes (woody gourds) and virtual visual and audio occurrences through augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI), and animatronic sculptures, all housed in an architectural façade inspired by Tubali Hausa vernacular architecture. The artwork is part of the Creations Reaction’s series
Elite Power Structures in Karachi: A Neocolonial Reading of Bina Shah’s The 786 Cybercafé
No full textThis study examines the elite power groups in Karachi in Bina Shah’s The 786 Cybercafé (2004) by using the lens of neocolonialism discussed by Kwame Nkrumah and Michel Foucault’s insights into the dynamics of power to evaluate the power structures rooted in this novel. By contextualizing the issue that the neocolonial powers—ethnic and political groups, while mimicking the role of the colonizers, subjugate the minorities and powerless people, bringing ethnic polarization and unprecedented social dichotomies leading to violence, disorder, anarchy, and tension among the Karachiites also labelled as “Others,” this article argues how power works through power structures manufactured by neocolonialfigures in this novel. The study is significant because it addresses the issue of ethnic and cultural contests that pose hurdles to the collective values of multiculturalism, globalization, and, above all, humanity. Consequently, this research concludes that the internal contradictions and conflicts in the form of ethnic, linguistic, and cultural conflicts deteriorate the harmony of a country and infers that the application of the practice of neocolonialism will further increase the disintegration and conflicts in Karachi and destabilize state building
Swarr, Amanda Lock. Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist Legacies in South African Medicine.
No full textReview of: Swarr, Amanda Lock. Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist Legacies in South African Medicine. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2023