Tag Archives: Colonialism

An Assassination’s Long Shadow

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 17, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Adam Hochschild Published: January 16, 2011 in the New York Times TODAY, millions of people on another continent are observing the 50th anniversary of an event few Americans remember, the assassination of Patrice Lumumba. A slight, … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh, Pakistan and India through a lens

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 11, 2010

A major new exhibition of photographs from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India leaves novelist Kamila Shamsie troubled, captivated – and wanting more So much for the post-national, globalised world. Looking through hundreds of photographs from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, which will go on show … Continue reading →

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The familial order, not easily undone

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 22, 2008

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Rahnuma Ahmed The starting-point of critical elaboration is the consciousness of what one really is, and is ‘knowing thyself’ as a product of historical process to date, which has deposited in you an infinity of traces, … Continue reading →

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Another View

by Shahidul Alam Posted on July 26, 2008

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Lucia Chiriboga portrays the deep spirituality in Ecuadorian life. Long before Photoshop became commonplace, Lucia began creating complex images by subtle multiple exposures, as a way of weaving multilayered stories of her ancestors. ã Lucia Chiriboga/Drik/Majority World … Continue reading →

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The Missing Piece of the Jigsaw

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 2, 2007

The battle lines appear to have been drawn. Guimet is a respected museum, and there has been natural interest in a show that should be very special. Why then such resistance from art lovers of Bangladesh? Surely art is to … Continue reading →

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Having the Eye

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 1, 2006

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Preface to Drik Calendar 2006 It was a stinker of a letter. Written to an organisation I knew little about. I was angered that World Press Photo (WPP) had little to do with the world and was … Continue reading →

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