Afghanistan: In Search of an Independence Day
By Mariam Ghani In Afghanistan, the Dari word jeshn refers to an annual national celebration, analogous to an “independence day” like the Fourth of July or Bastille Day. The Afghan … Continue reading
Je Veux Voir and the State of the Frame
by Renuka Sawhney In Je Veux Voir, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige ask, ‘Given the Violence of the 2006 war, in the face of the spectacular images on television, what kind … Continue reading
Rethinking Citizenship and Human Rights: Arendt and Butler on the Right to Belong.
By Julian Honkasalo Permanent Exile: Palestinians in Lebanon Palestinians form nearly 10 % of the population in Lebanon. Nearly all are descendants of people who fled or were forcefully expelled … Continue reading
Pierre Menard and the State of the Object
Introduction to Ok I’ll Show You My Work, By Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, translated by Jalal Toufic and first published in Al Adab in 2001 and Discourse, 24.1, winter … Continue reading
Naeem Mohaiemen
Play some more Bach by Naeem Mohaiemen “One dawn, a General will take over the country. He will call in a judge. That stupid judge will believe that he is … Continue reading
Khaled Ramadan
Art and its Institutions in the age of Physical Absentia by Khaled Ramadan Engagement and interdependency or unconditional incorporation in the institutional trap? “Governmental institutions are always the guardian of … Continue reading
Juan Orrantia
Suspended[1]: Notes on dreams of liberation By Juan Orrantia The image elides, it slips away. Not like water escaping through fingers, but more subtly and still more poignantly, like a … Continue reading
