The renewed global momentum to decolonize public spaces, curriculums, and mindsets has taken new forms in Southeast Asia in recent years too, with homegrown collectives working to popularize ...

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Viewing examples of modern South Asian architecture through this lens not only connects these buildings with the idealised societal aspirations of the time, but also underlines their standing as ...

The region’s search for language, historic memory, cultural heritage and – above all – dignity received a new impetus from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In Central Asia, speaking the Russian language ...

French Polynesian President Moetai Brotherson urged France on Wednesday to seize a rare chance to “achieve good decolonization” in New Caledonia. He cautioned Paris to respect Pacific institutions and ...

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India. 1959–66. Kanvinde & Rai (est. 1955). Architect: Achyut Kanvinde (1916–2002). Engineer: Shaukat Rai (1922–2003). Walkways linking major buildings.

“Decolonization” has become a keyword on campuses. It refers to symbolic changes that are supposed to promote diversity and eliminate vestiges of white supremacy. Student- and scholar-activists, aided ...

The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the UK’s continued occupation of the Chagos Islands – a humiliating defeat for London on its continued colonial legacy. The ...