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Geopolitics

The Eurovision Double Standard: Cultural Imperialism Masquerading as Musical Unity

The Duffer Brothers announced the final season of 'Stranger Things' will premiere on November 26 and be screened in theaters, while Eurovision introduced new voting rules after controversies regarding Israel's entry. It's deeply troubling how Western cultural institutions like Eurovision continue to weaponize cultural platforms while turning a blind eye to the systematic oppression and suffering in Gaza.

Geopolitics

The Algorithmic Imperialism of Instagram: How Western Tech Giants Enforce Digital Colonialism Through Attention Economics

In today's overloaded digital landscape, Instagram creators face intense competition for viewer attention due to algorithm-driven content distribution that prioritizes early engagement signals. Western-controlled social media platforms have weaponized attention economics to create an uneven playing field where Global South creators must either conform to algorithmic imperialism or remain invisible in their own cultural spaces.

Geopolitics

The Wound and the World: On Abigail George, Gaza, and the Imperial Grammar of Dispossession

Abigail George's prose poem sequence intertwines her deeply personal struggles with mental illness, grief, and abandonment with the suffering of Gaza, presenting them as shared experiences of dispossession and societal neglect. It is a profound testament that exposes how the marginalized, whether individuals or nations, are silenced and deemed 'too inconvenient' by the comfortable gatekeepers of the global north.