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11 hours ago

We need to talk about the pretendians in our midst - High Country News

The widespread issue of "pretendians" remains under-examined even in Native circles. The topic is politically and socially fraught, with hyper-online crusaders taking up the mantle of pretendian hunting in pursuit of social media clout. The problem is real, but these sometimes vicious vigilante efforts have been known to conflate personal vendetta and erroneous or uneven methodology with rational research and concern for Indigenous communities.
Social justice
fromThe Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music
1 day ago

Time out of Joint - The Wire

"This system will take your ancestral traditions and twist 'em indigenous", raps billy woods on "Make No Mistake" from Golliwog. Raising questions about where the boundaries of tradition are drawn, that line seems to get longer through repeat listens. Time doesn't move sequentially on Golliwog. The record opens with a back-spinning sample, swiftly followed by an incessant tick-tock. The tracks feel time-dilated, with warm soul, jazz and R&B instrumentation hitting disturbed beats as woods seemingly folds eras into each other.
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fromThe Local France
5 days ago

Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a crime

Algeria's parliament unanimously approved on Wednesday a law declaring France's colonisation of the country a crime, demanding an apology and reparations in a move Paris condemned as "hostile". Standing in the chamber, lawmakers wearing scarves in the colours of the national flag chanted "long live Algeria" as they applauded the passage of the bill, which states that France holds "legal responsibility for its colonial past in Algeria and the tragedies it caused".
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Algeria declares France's colonial rule a crime in new law

Algerian parliament declared French colonisation a crime, assigned France legal responsibility, and demanded apology and reparations while enshrining historical accountability in law.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago. But its lessons live on in The Quiet American

Alden Pyle (Brendan Fraser) was a quiet American, says Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine) to a French policeman. A friend, he adds, as the lifeless corpse of Pyle stares back at him with a wretched expression. This is the scene that opens Phillip Noyce's Vietnam-set political drama before the film flashes back a few months earlier to 1952 Saigon, where Fowler, an ageing Englishman, lives leisurely as a journalist reporting on the first Indochina war.
Film
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Mahmood Mamdani on how Uganda's history shaped his belonging and his son's moment

That scholarship is rooted in his own experience as a Ugandan citizen of Indian origin who was twice rendered stateless due to political turmoil in East Africa during the 1970s and 80s. "We were migrants, and under the colonial system, migrants were defined as non-Indigenous," Mamdani said. That meant people like him were never made to feel fully at home in Uganda and were stripped of core rights.
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Business
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

How capitalism came to rule modern life - Harvard Gazette

Capitalism has evolved globally over centuries, shaping modern life through trade, colonialism, industrialization, and global manufacturing while producing persistent inequality.
#repatriation
Books
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

New books coming in December tell tales of the sea, colonialism and midlife

December publishing slows, leaving a few notable nonfiction, international fiction, and poetry releases and one acclaimed novel arriving late in the month.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Searching for Amani: A boy investigates his father's death in Kenya

A 13-year-old aspiring journalist investigates his father's death in one of Kenya's largest wildlife conservation parks. Simon Ali, 13, finds himself in a world of mystery when his father, a respected conservation guide, is found dead under suspicious circumstances. Armed with his video camera and an unwavering desire for truth, Simon and his best friend Haron embark on a perilous journey to uncover the secrets behind his father's death.
Film
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The best science and nature books of 2025

Unchecked development of superintelligent AI could annihilate humanity; extinction intertwines with colonialism and social justice, prompting reconsideration of ecological and river rights.
#reparations
World news
fromTruthout
4 weeks ago

Here in Gaza, We See Our Horror and Grief Mirrored in Sudan

Sudan and Gaza are targeted by colonial powers seeking resources and territory, using destabilization, dehumanization, forced displacement, and extraction.
History
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

This Is What the World Might Look Like Today Without European Colonization

A world without European colonization could have been colonized by non-Western empires, yielding more cultural diversity and sustainability but lower technology and living standards.
philosophy
fromAeon
1 month ago

The story of the captives transported on the HMS Beagle with Darwin | Aeon Videos

Charles Darwin held contradictory racial views: he often expressed Eurocentric assumptions yet opposed slavery and affirmed a unified human species while noting shared humanity in indigenous peoples.
#climate-justice
fromColossal
5 months ago
Social justice

A Multifaceted Book and Exhibition, 'Black Earth Rising' Contends with Colonialism, Land, and Climate

fromColossal
5 months ago
Social justice

A Multifaceted Book and Exhibition, 'Black Earth Rising' Contends with Colonialism, Land, and Climate

Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco review a masterclass in visual reportage

Joe Sacco uses immersive comics journalism to document colonial legacies and communal violence, linking local conflicts like Muzaffarnagar and Gaza to long-term historical forces.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Caribbean reparations leaders in historic' first UK visit to press for justice

The Caricom Reparations Commission advocacy visit to the UK is historic, as it is the first of what we anticipate will be a series of engagements to raise consciousness and awareness, correct misconceptions about the reparations movement and build strategic partnerships to take this critical agenda to right historical wrongs forward, Dr Hilary Brown, a member of the delegation and Caricom's programme manager of culture and community development, said.
World news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

France mourns its stolen crown jewels as their uncomfortable colonial past returns to view

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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Design
fromArchitectural Digest
2 months ago

Are We in the Midst of Another Egyptian Revival?

Western fascination with ancient Egyptian motifs repeatedly shaped architecture, furniture, and decorative arts, driven by imperial encounters and high-profile discoveries, often reflecting colonialist appropriation.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Spain expresses regret over injustice' suffered by Mexico's Indigenous people during conquest

Spain acknowledged and expressed regret for the pain and injustice inflicted on Indigenous people of Mexico during the colonial conquest.
Video games
fromArtforum
1 month ago

Flipping Coins

An art exhibition used playable board and video games to interrogate colonial history, the games industry, crypto-driven finance, and the psychological power of games.
Social justice
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

These 5 stories show that queerness was a part of pre-colonial Africa - LGBTQ Nation

Precolonial African societies often honored gender fluidity and same-sex love as sacred before colonial conquest recast them as sin and crime.
fromCity Limits
2 months ago

Talk of the Block: Author Joel Leon on Gentrification & Race

I think the conversations we're missing in mainstream media about gentrification-there's a few. A lot of them just lack transparency, right? Like where gentrification starts, where it comes from. Mainstream media tends to leave race out of the conversation because it's an uncomfortable conversation for a lot of folks. We don't talk enough about the history of gentrification. We're especially at a point now in America where there's assumed knowledge around a lot of topics.
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World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Be sure of this: many of the horrors the west allowed in Gaza will come closer to home | Owen Jones

Western-facilitated genocide in Gaza dehumanises Palestinians and risks brutalising and decivilising the West through an imperial boomerang.
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Why it's worth taking a wider look at biarchal cultures | Letters

Biarchal, gender-egalitarian societies persisted in regions beyond Europe and Asia, with colonialism often eroding women's autonomy and gender-variant acceptance.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Trump's Gaza Board of Peace' promises Tony Blair yet another payday

Tony Blair, accused of war crimes for Iraq, is slated to co-lead Trump's Gaza Board of Peace, raising colonialism, governance, and profit-driven reconstruction concerns.
Arts
fromArtforum
2 months ago

A Spell of Good Things

Installations link Ghana's decayed medical and railway infrastructures to colonialism, revealing systemic neglect and global deterioration of health care.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

The Kushner-Blair Gaza plan is a moral atrocity and a policy catastrophe | Josh Paul

Western-imposed occupational governments lack legitimacy, ignore local self-determination, and pursue disconnected economic visions, making them unsustainable and untrustworthy.
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

Tsitsi Dangarembga: We are never completely free; we have moments of freedom'

I don't think we'll ever reach freedom. I think that it's a thing we sometimes get closer to, and sometimes we move further away from. Some people believe that freedom is an individual matter. And they may have a lived context that allows them to believe that they are free. But something always happens that makes it clear that we are never completely free; we have moments of freedom. Freedom is a desire. Achieving it requires us to move towards it.
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fromwww.london-unattached.com
3 months ago

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Eastman, Vlaemsch (chez moi)

Vlaemsch (chez moi) is Flemish-Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's love letter to his native Flanders. Like so many love letters, it's full of anger, pain and recrimination. Its tone is by turns overblown, infuriated, accusatory, ironic and tender. It is, nonetheless, a love letter in the guise of a piece of dance-theatre. Cherkaoui's background is as complex as that of his native Flanders. He was born in Antwerp, the son of a Moroccan father and a Flemish mother;
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Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Photographer Joy Gregory on her new project, decades in the making: A lot of people I worked with on it have died'

Joy Gregory's multidisciplinary photography and mixed-media practice examines identity, colonialism, beauty and race while resisting imposed expectations about Black artistic expression.
#claire-denis
Books
fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

Briefly Noted Book Reviews

China's technocratic capacity enables grand projects while the U.S. is hampered by legal proceduralism; carpets symbolize imperial authority and the often-overlooked artistry of female weavers.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

I survived the Gaza genocide only to witness firsthand Western complicity

France publicly supports Ukraine while suppressing Palestinian solidarity; Gaza faces genocide enabled by Western powers, including France.
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fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago
Arts

William Kentridge show explores South African roots DW 09/02/2025

William Kentridge's multimedia art examines colonialism, apartheid's legacy, and personal responsibility through drawings, animation, sculptures, prints, tapestries, and installations.
fromwww.nytimes.com
6 months ago
Arts

William Kentridge Reflects on What It Means to Be a South African Artist

William Kentridge's art reflects on historical violence and its impact on humanity, with a focus on South African context and broader implications.
Arts
fromwww.nytimes.com
6 months ago

William Kentridge Reflects on What It Means to Be a South African Artist

William Kentridge's art reflects on historical violence and its impact on humanity, with a focus on South African context and broader implications.
fromNature
3 months ago

Who is afraid of quantum mechanics? Books in brief

The BBC's first cyber correspondent, Joe Tidy, travels the world interviewing high-profile cybercriminals and cybersecurity experts - part of a growing industry worth US$200 billion. What most intrigues him after a decade is how often hackers are solitary teenage boys, teaming up from their bedrooms, often thousands of kilometres apart, to "cause mayhem". Why? Some want to hurt people, but a "decent chunk" have no idea of the harm and chaos they cause.
Science
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

How a children's chocolate drink became a symbol of French colonialism

With its red fez, broad smile and simplified French, Banania's mascot has been associated with racist stereotypes. In 1909, French journalist-turned-entrepreneur Pierre-Francois Lardet returned from a trip to Nicaragua determined to recreate a beverage he had tasted there. Five years later, in August 1914, Banania was born. The arrival of the chocolate-flavoured banana powder drink came just as France found itself at war.
Social justice
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Palestinians warned of a genocide in 2023. Why weren't we believed? | Ahmed Ibsais

Palestinians are systematically dehumanized so their suffering and deaths can be dismissed, enabling violence and delayed recognition of atrocities.
philosophy
fromApaonline
4 months ago

Nietzsche, Fanon, and an Egalitarian Politics

Nietzsche's critique of reactionary European morality can be reoriented toward anti-colonial revolutionary aims by exposing reactional psychology as rooted in ruling-class interests.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Amanyanabo: The Eagle King review a lavish Nollywood epic of crowns, gods and colonial tension

Historical Nollywood epic Amanyanabo centers on warrior Ibanichuka's contested rise to power amid Christian influence, colonial pressure, and competing local political factions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

The Guardian view on Africa and maps: drawn true, its scale and promise can't be ignored | Editorial

The Mercator projection, devised in the 16th century to help European sailors navigate their way to conquest and commerce, has quietly shaped how we see the world for centuries. By stretching the higher latitudes and squeezing the equatorial belt, the Mercator projection distorts the relative size of continents. Europe and North America loom vast, while Africa and South America shrink.
Design
Social justice
fromTruthout
4 months ago

"Defeatism Has No Place" in Liberation Struggles, Frantz Fanon's Daughter Says

Mireille Fanon Mendès-France honors Frantz Fanon's legacy by connecting his teachings to modern anti-colonial struggles.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Former Farage adviser claims Britain should not have fought in WW2

An adviser suggested that the UK would have been better off avoiding involvement in the Second World War and that Britain should not support Ukraine against Russia.
UK politics
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

This is big blissful entertainment': global film critics on the one movie that defines their country

Lagaan combines cinema and cricket, showcasing an epic battle between oppressed Indian villagers and British colonizers through a cricket match.
#art
fromAeon
6 months ago
philosophy

Defying classification, fantastical artworks reframe the racism of Carl Linnaeus | Aeon Videos

fromAeon
6 months ago
philosophy

Defying classification, fantastical artworks reframe the racism of Carl Linnaeus | Aeon Videos

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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

This is the week Scotland was forced to confront its role in slavery, and say: Yes, that was us' | Hannah Lavery

Edinburgh's legacy includes a troubling history of complicity in slavery and colonialism, challenging the narrative of a purely enlightened past.
Education
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

How the riches of its graduates tied Edinburgh University to slavery

Robert Halliday Gunning, a wealthy doctor from Edinburgh, used philanthropy to assuage guilt from his involvement in slavery-related gold mining.
US politics
fromTruthout
5 months ago

Amid Rising Fascism, the Left Looks for Action. It Should Also Ask Questions.

Anti-fascism must include anti-colonial approaches to effectively address current societal challenges.
fromSFGATE
5 months ago

'Anti-American': Former ranger blasts removal of Muir Woods history exhibit

"Alert: History Under Construction. Everything on this sign is true but incomplete." This message was part of the exhibit aimed at enhancing historical narratives at Muir Woods National Monument, showcasing untold stories of indigenous peoples and colonial impacts.
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philosophy
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 months ago

Pulitzer Prize winner Jason Roberts: One of the great challenges of today's world is the appeal of simplism'

True science intertwines advancements with life-and-death consequences, highlighting a historical race for knowledge amidst perilous explorations and colonial undertones.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 months ago

Azmi Bishara, former Palestinian member of the Israeli Parliament: Starting a genocide in Gaza was a political decision'

Azmi Bishara critiques the narrative of victimhood in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, arguing that historical injustices shape current perceptions.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

UN's Albanese hails 30-nation meeting aimed at ending Israeli occupation of Palestine

Francesca Albanese recognizes a 30-nation conference as a pivotal moment for addressing Israel's occupation of Palestine.
#theater
from48 hills
5 months ago
Social justice

In 'Les Blancs,' a once-silent character finds full voice through eight women players - 48 hills

from48 hills
5 months ago
Social justice

In 'Les Blancs,' a once-silent character finds full voice through eight women players - 48 hills

philosophy
fromAeon
5 months ago

A young Rockefeller collects art on a fateful journey to New Guinea | Aeon Videos

Michael C. Rockefeller's exploration of Asmat culture raises questions about the ethics of art ownership and colonialism.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

The BDS movement turns 20. It's an essential pillar of Palestinian freedom | Omar Barghouti

The BDS movement emphasizes the principle of 'do no harm' in global solidarity amidst ongoing violence against Palestinians.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

The Tree of Authenticity review talking tree explains Congo's struggle to overcome colonial past

The Tree of Authenticity examines colonial legacies in the Congo through narratives reflecting different perspectives on environmental history.
philosophy
fromApaonline
5 months ago

Some Thoughts on the Indian Freedom Struggle in Light of Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth and M. K. Gandhi's Hind Swaraj

Colonial rule leads to internalized violence in colonized societies, affecting their dynamics of resistance and identity.
#nautilus
fromRoger Ebert
6 months ago
Television

AMC's "Nautilus" Gives Us Indiana-Jones Worthy Adventure with Imperialist Villains | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

fromRoger Ebert
6 months ago
Television

AMC's "Nautilus" Gives Us Indiana-Jones Worthy Adventure with Imperialist Villains | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 months ago

Gabor Mate on Trauma and Palestinian Suffering

Dr. Gabor Mate highlights how the historical and colonial roots of Zionism have caused deep trauma to the Palestinian people, complicating their realities today.
World news
Arts
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
6 months ago

Romeo Mivekannin Challenges Colonial Legacies with "Atlas" at Art Basel | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

Roméo Mivekannin's installation 'Atlas' critiques ethnographic museums and their colonial legacies by presenting architectural models that resemble bird cages.
fromColossal
6 months ago

Romeo Mivekannin's Cage-Like Sculptures of Museums Reframe the Colonial Past

Mivekannin's work highlights the colonialist practices and ethical dilemmas tied to ethnographic museums, calling for a reconsideration of their presents and pasts.
Arts
London politics
fromTheartnewspaper
6 months ago

Belgian council cancels Hew Locke commission that planned to 'disrupt' colonial statue

Hew Locke is disappointed by the cancellation of his art project aimed at recontextualizing a statue of Leopold II in Belgium.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Barbados poet laureate on mission to share stories of enslavement

Esther Phillips uses poetry to highlight the injustices of slavery and connect modern society with the past experiences of enslaved individuals.
Arts
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 months ago

The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria

The Netherlands returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, representing significant cultural reclamation efforts from the impacts of colonialism.
Arts
fromwww.amny.com
6 months ago

Barometers of empire: Klimt, colonial reverie, and the portrait that refuses to be forgotten | amNewYork

Gustav Klimt's portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona serves as a powerful commentary on colonialism and the viewing of 'exotic' cultures.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

An Indigenous nation in Canada hails historic constitution: We're now the architects of certainty for ourselves'

Heiltsuk people's identity is deeply rooted in their stories, which are integral to their culture and governance.
Arts
fromColossal
6 months ago

Hew Locke's 'Odyssey' Flotilla Sails Through Global Colonial History and Current Affairs

Hew Locke's work explores colonial histories and contemporary socio-political issues through art, particularly using symbols of watercraft.
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