Color Lines: 1930 Colonial Film ‘Mamba’ in Early Technicolor
Albert S. Rogell’s 1930 Technicolor film Mamba offers a colonial critique that’s sometimes explicit, sometimes implicit, and sometimes contradictory.
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Ousmane Sembène’s Vibrant Political Satire ‘Mandabi’ Pokes at Imperial Conquest
Ousmane Sembène’s Mandabi (1968) unravels Senegal’s post-colonial entanglements and centers African people, places, and experiences at every frustrating step.
1928 Documentary ‘Travels in the Congo’ Reveals Allégret and Gide’s Colonial Sentiments
Marc Allégret and André Gide’s 1928 documentary Travels in the Congo overlooks colonialist crimes.
‘People of the City’ Is an Unrelenting Critique of Colonial Ideology and Praxis
Cyprian Ekwensi's People of the City is a vivid tale of class struggle and identity reclamation in the shadows of colonialism's reign.
Joe Sacco’s ‘Paying the Land’ Reflects Journalistic Nuance in a Way Other Media Does Not
The insights Joe Sacco shares in his comics journalism offer important lessons in understanding and compassion to readers around the world. No less so with his latest work, the excellent Paying the Land.
Padma Lakshmi’s ‘Taste the Nation’ Questions What, Exactly, Is American Food
Can food alone undo centuries of anti-immigrant policies that are ingrained in the fabric of the American nation? Padma Lakshmi's Taste the Nation certainly tries.
Seeds of Colonial Capitalism in Kelly Reichardt’s ‘First Cow’
In her excellent film, First Cow, Kelly Reichardt explores the effects of colonial land theft and capitalism through the medium of food.
Striking for Its Art, ‘New World’ Is a Magic Parable of Resistance, Guilt, and Forgiveness
David Jesus Vignolli's graphic novel, New World, chronicles Indigenous resistance to European monsters in gorgeous art and mythic undertones.
Pop Music and Cultural Resistance in Nigeria via Apala
A new Soul Jazz Records compilation presents Apala songs, created to reject colonialism and celebrate recent independence in late 1960s Nigeria.
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When the Migrants Come to Collect Their Due: On Suketu Mehta’s ‘This Land Is Our Land’
Suketu Mehta offers a powerful, angry, and brilliant defense of immigrant rights in This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto.
Mieke Eerkens ‘All Ships Follow Me’ Is a Harrowing Family Memoir Scarred by the Horrors of War
Against the backdrop of Dutch East Indies colonialism and Nazi sympathizers, two families come together amidst the ashes of World War II in Mieke Eerkens' moving family history, All Ships Follow Me.
Videos vs. Colonialism: The Cases of Rammstein and Hatari
Two recent videos from Rammstein and Hatari offer a study in contrasts and speak loudly to the challenges involved in authentically confronting colonialism through popular music.
