Bangladesh must introduce a decolonial turn in public universities by recognizing that knowledge is never neutral and by incorporating the importance of local histories, languages, and social realities into curricula.
Youth movements can avoid isolation by grounding themselves in history.
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Schools must prioritize teaching the soft skill of critical thinking before teaching the hard skill of using AI.
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Even as academia experiences an unprecedented assault in the United States, its entities must resolve not to surrender the good.
No Greatness Without Goodness Read More »
Though it is not possible to discipline the readings of Fanon, a sober engagement with his work will enable the reader to discover the universalism he championed and the pitfalls of identity politics he cautioned against.
Fanon at 100: Some Reflections on Decolonization and Identity Read More »
Leveraging methodologies from public and engaged humanities is pivotal for students learning to avoid falling into the trap of discounting others’ lived experiences and non-academic knowledge as inconsequential to their own. At the beginning of each semester, students receive syllabi, which serve as roadmaps for navigating their courses and managing the demands of academic
Curating the Humanities Read More »
Instead of holding the authoritarian regime accountable, two echelons of Bangladeshi society — the obscenely wealthy elite and the intellectual vanguard — have been its silent partners and absolvers.
The Wealthy Elite and Intellectuals Have Failed Bangladesh Read More »
If there is one lesson universities should have drawn from the Holocaust, it is to not reproduce technically competent yet morally vacuous specialists and experts. Recent events suggest that they have failed to achieve that end.
How (not) to be an Expert Read More »
As the piece makes clear, Frontier is a democratic-socialist journal that was founded 50 years ago. This piece is written for the commemorative issue. Its founding editor, Samar Sen (1916-1987), was a major Bengali poet and journalist who influenced me greatly, and my contact with the journal continues. I often regret that the journal does
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