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colonisation

  • The Congolese philosopher who liberated ‘Africa’ from the chains of Western thought

    The Congolese philosopher who liberated ‘Africa’ from the chains of Western thought

    Christophe Premat, The Conversation
    · May 12, 2025 · 10:00 pm
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    Pankaj Mishra: Palestine and the ruins of Western journalism

    Pankaj Mishra
    · Oct 15, 2024 · 06:30 am
  • Why Nagas want overseas museums to repatriate ancestral human remains in their collections

    Why Nagas want overseas museums to repatriate ancestral human remains in their collections

    Rokibuz Zaman
    · Oct 12, 2024 · 09:00 am
  • Feeling the heat: How memsahibs in the 19th century tried to party through Indian summers

    Feeling the heat: How memsahibs in the 19th century tried to party through Indian summers

    Ipshita Nath
    · Jul 22, 2022 · 05:30 pm
  • How does the ocean shape memory and heritage? Karishma D’Souza’s art delves into complex roots

    How does the ocean shape memory and heritage? Karishma D’Souza’s art delves into complex roots

    Alia Yunis
    · Jul 03, 2022 · 11:30 am
  • Watch: Comedian Anuvab Pal pokes fun at India’s colonial legacy and ‘the world’s first Brexit’

    Watch: Comedian Anuvab Pal pokes fun at India’s colonial legacy and ‘the world’s first Brexit’

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 19, 2018 · 10:00 am
  • Watch: Here’s why you can never afford to live on the moon

    Watch: Here’s why you can never afford to live on the moon

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 01, 2016 · 02:00 pm
  • Britain should stop trying to pretend that its empire was benevolent

    Britain should stop trying to pretend that its empire was benevolent

    Alan Lester, The Conversation
    · May 17, 2016 · 03:30 pm