Sunrise in the meditation retreat The day my seventh silent meditation retreat ended was the day the US and Israel attacked Iran. After nine days without my phone, it felt strange to scroll through the news again. Not only because my mind had just spent more than 100 hours in silence and meditation, but also … Continue reading How does a meditation practice relate to struggles for justice?
Category: Decolonial theory
Bad Bunnyโs Super Bowl and why the criticism feels exhausting
The non-official "Latina Belt." I loved Bad Bunny's halftime show at the Super Bowl as a celebration of Puerto Rican culture. As a theater performance, it stretched the boundaries of what โAmericaโ is: not just the United States, but all of the countries, named South to North by Bad Bunny himself, including displaying the flags … Continue reading Bad Bunnyโs Super Bowl and why the criticism feels exhausting
In decolonial journalism, small questions are fundamental
Rolando Vazquez Melken was a guest speaker in the fifth Writing for Transformation course and answered questions from participants about decolonial theory in the context of storytelling and journalism. He is Professor of Post/Decolonial Theories and Literatures, with a focus on the Global South at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam in … Continue reading In decolonial journalism, small questions are fundamental
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