Natalie Sarkic-Todd / 06 Oct 2022
Exhibiting Apartheid
The Human Zoo Show
It was an act of contrition. In June, the King of Belgium returned a tooth to the Congo.(...)
Colonialism
John Foster / 12 Aug 2022
Marx on Neoliberalism
Hyperculture, by Byung Chul-Han
Korean-German philosopher Byung Chul-Han is the quintessential postmodern figure. Having to come to Germany to study metallurgy, he switched fields and mastered the argot of German philosophy.(...)
John Foster / 22 Jul 2022
Virtual Colonialism
Geographies of Digital Exclusion, by Mark Graham and Martin Dittus
In all but the most prosaic discussions of cartography today, it’s obligatory to mention “On Exactitude in Science.”(...)
Wieland Hoban / 09 Jun 2021
German Cancel Culture
The Case of Israel-Palestine
While Palestine solidarity activities have long been common in European countries such as the UK and Spain, in Germany, the situation is markedly different.(...)
John Foster / 30 Apr 2021
Gods of the Realm
A Critical Theory of Police Power, by Mark Neocleous
The conviction of Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd has been presented by American media as an important step in addressing police violence against people of colour.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 09 Apr 2021
Colonial Subjects Forever
The Committed, by Viet Thanh Nguyen
“Why should I worry about deviating from the masses when I am also me and myself? Am I not a mass? Am I not already a collective? Do I not contain multitudes?” (...)
Natalie Sarkic-Todd / 18 Mar 2021
Coming to Terms With Colonialism
Belgium’s Africa Museum
My first visit to the Africa Museum in Belgium was accidental. Moving the family from London, I was looking for a new school and nearby home.(...)
Wieland Hoban / 12 Mar 2021
The BDS Issue
The Ramsis Kilani Interview, Part III
When it comes to Palestine, it’s impossible to avoid the topic of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS).(...)
RuNet Echo / 25 Feb 2021
Life Under Occupation
Anti-Russian in Transnistria
A 70-year-old retiree from Tiraspol stands accused of offending the president of Transnistria and “denying the positive role of Russian peacekeepers” in the unrecognised republic, according to public records revealed recently.(...)
Samee Alhwash / 19 Nov 2020
Islam and Colonialism
Secularising the Conflict
Whether in the boycott French products campaign on social media or through conversations with friends, Muslims I know feel conflicted about the recent terrorist attacks in Vienna and Nice.(...)