Mohsin Hamid’s psychological fiction The Reluctant Fundamentalist centers around a man named Changez and his experiences pre and post 9/11 as a Pakistani immigrant living in America. The novel, released in 2007, serves as a counter narrative to the master narrative that was circulating the U.S. during this time period, as stated by former U.S. […]
In Marjane Satrapi’s graphic narrative Persepolis, debate over the requirement and impact of the hijab (or “veil”, as Satrapi refers to it) is present from the very first page, when she says “we didn’t really like to wear the veil, especially since we didn’t understand why we had to.” Throughout the book, Satrapi is vocal […]
Curated by Laura Osorio Sunnucks, Arts of Resistance: Politics and the Past in Latin America has been held in UBC’s Museum of Anthropology since May, 2018. An exhibit that “illustrates how communities in Latin America use traditional or historical art forms to express contemporary political realities” (https://moa.ubc.ca/exhibition/arts-of-resistance/) , it looks at political turmoil in Latin America through a […]
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