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Polis Project

Cultural Criticism

Malayalam police dramas

Grief, Guilt, and Vigilante Heroism: How Malayalam Police Procedurals Transform State Failure into Personal Burden

Aabha Muralidharan
Gaza Disavowal

Why Does Knowledge Not Galvanize Action Anymore? On Gaza, Disavowal, and the Myth of ‘Ethical Consumerism’

Narayanan Gopalakrishnan
Delhi Metro

Who Can Afford Delhi’s Metro? How a Dream Project Became a Commuter’s Nightmare

Ankush Pal
Nandhan and Blue Star

Food, Caste, and Popular Cinema: How Blue Star and Nandhan Subvert Brahminical Codes of Commensality

Sumaiya Mustafa
Dystopia

From Severance to Squid Game: How Your Favorite TV Dramas Gamify Oppression

Debiparna Chakraborty
Hunger Games

The Selective Politics of the Hunger Games’ Fandom

Maryam Ahmad
Advisory India MIB censorship

Did the Modi Govt Use the Frenzy Around War To Introduce Harsher Censorship Measures?

Tatsam Mukherjee
Black Hair Care

When Black-Owned Hair Care Brands Sell Out To Larger, Whiter Corporations: Betrayal, Neglect, and Co-Opting

Nyah Davis
Giardini Luzzati

Giardini Luzzati: How A Cultural Space Ties A Fragmented City Together

Iris Fabre
The Oyerepa Afutu show hosted by Auntie Naa in Ghana

Sensationalism, Insensitivity, and Shock Value: Why Ghana’s Media Courts Cannot Replace Its Failing Justice System 

Menenaba

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