In my latest article for Radical Philosophy, I explore how Israeli militarism merges aesthetics, using spectacle to legitimize violence and build the idea of Israeli-ness. I examine the shift to sheer brutality, revealing the unsettling dynamics of shock without awe.

Atef Alshaer 💔 remembers "the children with whom I used to play on the beach of Gaza, many of whom have doubtless already been killed. I look closer and there I refuse to surrender to despair. As an act of will ... I hope for hope." radicalphilosophy.com/article/writin…

the brilliant walaa alqaisiya on butler’s mistakes, the urgency of anti imperialist feminism, ‘cohabitaion’ & id pol, le*la kh*led, resistance & more in this latest issue of rp

"it is impossible to be sad in the sea. Everyone is beautiful in there, as the emcee from Cabaret says – for all that each swim is an intimation of mortality, a little death". Thanks Philip Hoare and The Irish Times for such a gorgeous breakfast-read

"I held out and held out, and it was a question of who blinked first. And they blinked first. You don’t become Britain’s first Black woman MP because you give in to being pushed around like that...I know my worth." My interview with Diane Abbott theguardian.com/politics/artic…

one of my favourite films on time; there's a haunting line somewhere in it about the deep past being 'easier' to find and bear than the immediate past

Explosions so big that some people were reportedly buried under the sand. This isn't normal. We can't allow this to become normal.

SOAS Charles Wallace Bangladesh Fellow for 3 months at SOAS South Asia Insitute. Deadline: 18 September 2024

looking forward to launching Roxani Krystalli's 'Good Victims: the Political as a Feminist Question' School of International Relations on Oct 29! All welcome and full details here: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/book-la…

looking forward to welcoming dhiren borisa to School of International Relations; look out for events in November!

Sep 1977: Sitaram Yechury, who was then the President of the JNU Students' Union, led a student march to the residence of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Standing beside her, he read out a memorandum demanding her resignation as the university’s chancellor. She resigned after this.

Till the very end, Sitaram Yechury stood in unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people. He was champion for justice in the truest sense. His speech from last June is an absolute must-watch.

"when he wrote his novel Mavelimantram, his aim was to share with the world the wisdom, knowledge and way of life of the Adivasis of Wayanad." Remembering K.J. Baby, the Passionate Chronicler of Wayanad thewire.in/environment/re…

This is one of the saddest days for our newsroom and for me personally. Not only has our editor Seema Chishti lost her partner but many of us have lost a dear friend. Comrade Sitaram Yechury was also a staunch defender of the rights we journalists struggle everyday to defend—freedom of

“By bombing Gaza’s schools, Israel is taking aim at my future. But it will not succeed” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Palestinian Ambassador to India Adnan Abu Alhaija pays homage to Comrade Sitaram Yechury. #SitaramYechury

Round 12 of the New India Foundation fellowships are open until 31 December 2024. If you are working on a book-length research project that pertains to post-Independence India, please do apply! You receive Rs 18 lakh and intellectual mentorship >> newindiafoundation.org/nif-fellowships

14 pages of babies less than one year of life killed by Israel's assault on Gaza. This isn't a war, but an annihilation. Not an army, but a human meat grinder.

"Dalit Ecologies: Caste and Environmental Justice" by Mukul Sharma is out now with Cambridge University Press India. The book "explores the ecological experiences, histories, & perspectives integrated within Dalit writing, art, & culture, delving into caste, earthly environment, labour,

"It is an ethical responsibility to bear witness and to write in militant form, no matter the consequences, since there is no other way to write about a genocide." Jairo I Fúnez-Flores in a terrific special issue co-edited by Nicola Perugini and Walaa Alqaisiya tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…