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Not long after the publication and surprise success of her first novel, The God of Small Things, in 1997, Arundhati Roy was invited onto a live radio show in London. The appearance did not go to plan. As she recalled in a 2018 lecture:1 The other guest was an English historian who, in reply to a question from the interviewer, composed a paean to British imperialism. “Even you,” he said, turning to me imperiously, “the very fact that you write in English is a tribute to the British Empire...

China Daily, May 10, 2021. Cheng Enfu is a principal professor at the University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, director of the Research Center for Economic and Social Development at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and president of the World Association for Political Economy. He can be reached at 65344718[at]vip.163.com. Lu Baolin is a professor at the School of Economics, Qufu Normal University. Neoimperialism is the specific contemporary phase of historical development tha...

Timothy Brennan Review by David Pratt Many years ago, 2002 to be precise, I was privileged to act as chairperson for a discussion and debate at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. The title of the event was The Middle East – What Next? Sharing the platform that day as guests were three of the region’s greatest authors. Israeli literary giants, Amos Oz and David Grossman, were joined by one of the finest chroniclers of Palestinian life, hopes and fears, the wonderful Raja Shehad...

Toward The Anniversary Of The Tiananmen Square Massacre – Unlike Mao And Deng, President Xi Will Not Allow Another Beijing Spring March 16, 2021 | By Prof. Vera Schwarcz Introduction Will there be a mass uprising for democracy again in Tiananmen Square this year? Probably not. This is because Chinese President Xi Jinping has learned key lessons from his predecessors, Mao Zedong (1893-1976) and Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997). Both Mao and Deng had dared to open periods of free thought during their...

‘Red-themed dramas’ featuring CPC history hit the small screen, younger generations appreciate with respect, curiosity Shan Jie, Zhang Ni, Lin Xiaoyi and Lu Yameng Published: Mar 16, 2021 08:23 PM The history of the birth and growth of the Communist Party of China (CPC) a century ago has drawn the interest of more young Chinese thanks to a growing list of recent TV series, which are adeptly produced with expert skills and vivid scripts, breaking the stereotypes of some previous patriotic...

The loss of Said's rational voice is keenly felt in the screeching hysteria of our current era, as a new biography makes clear

Sleuths and sloths on tap for weekend The Gainesville Sun FREEDOM VIEWING: Get a peek at part of the exhibition “Plural Domains/Selected Works from the Collection of the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation,” set to be on display in the fall, with “Javier Castro: Coliseum,” on display through March 12. In this installation, the artist pushes traditional audio-visual methods by using multiple channels to transform the space into a fragmented experience for the viewer. According to Universit...

American Blues Theater Names Yussef El Guindi 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award Winner Yussef El Guindis work frequently examines the collision of ethnicities, cultures, and politics that face Arab-Americans and Muslim Americans.by BWW News Desk American Blues Theater has announced the winner of the 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award is Refugee Rhapsody by Yussef El Guindi. A staged reading of his play will be presented as part of the virtual 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Festival, along with an online...

Summary On June 15, 2020, Indian and Chinese troops engaged in a brawl that left twenty Indian soldiers dead while causing an unspecified number of Chinese casualties. The clash is a part of a broader border standoff along the Galwan River between the two forces on the Line of Actual Control that is yet to be resolved. The Indian strategic community is broadly in agreement that this border dispute marks an implacable decline in India-China ties. They argue that the very basis of relations that ...

Whats Happening: Your 10-day forecast for March 5-14, 2021 The Gainesville Sun MARCH 5 THROUGH MARCH 12 FREEDOM VIEWING: Get a peek at part of the forthcoming exhibition “Plural Domains/Selected Works from the Collection of the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation,” set to be on display in the Fall, with “Javier Castro: Coliseum,” on display through March 12. In this installation, the artist pushes traditional audio-visual methods by using multiple channels rather than a single one to tra...