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Langston Hughes

ByNews Desk

Langston Hughes was born in 1902 to a family of abolitionists in ‘Joplin Missouri, USA’. Hughes is remembered as one of the leading literary figures of the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, and politics centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York…

Reading against the grain: European narratives and stories of the colony

Reading against the grain: European narratives and stories of the colony

ByMaryam Shakeel

Post-colonialism becomes an inescapable reality when it comes to understanding the ailments of the contemporary post-colonial world. From global politics, imperial policies, and strategies to the prevalent patriarchal practices, cultures, and norms of society, all are shaped by colonial history leading to oppression which is impossible to be divorced from reality. Here is an attempt…