Inverse Journal

2021 Timeline

Books and Songs That Carried Us Through 2021 — by Inverse Contributors

As we come to the end of this difficult year and enter the new one, Inverse Journal has asked its contributors to participate in a collective piece where they share—with our readers and their fellow contributors—the one book and/or the one song that stayed with them throughout the year or during a c

Making Sense of the Word: Kashmir — Four Poems by Danyal Hassan

Danyal Hassan presents four poems that—in trying to make sense of the word ‘Kashmir’—develop a manifesto-in-verse against the nauseating exotica and orientalist framing that Kashmir is subjected to while a history of war, subjugation, and dispossession remains conveniently ignored—and at the expense

Martha Argerich: Third piano concerto & "Suites" Romeo and Juliet, Prokofiev — ARTE Concert

Star Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Prokofiev’s third piano concerto with the French Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Myung-Whun Chung. Also on the programme is Prokofiev’s Ballet Suites from Romeo and Juliet.

Literariness and Media Art: Theoretical Framing — by Claudia Benthien, Jordis Lau, Maraike M. Marxsen

Abstract: Literariness suggests a certain quality within texts that "makes of a given work a work of literature". The various literary devices that establish correspondences within literature are also prominent within language-based media art. Formalism was guided by the question of which attributes

Monologue on the Sea — A Poem by Olayioye Paul Bamidele

Olayioye Paul Bamidele presents a poem "about the need for black people to unite irrespective of tribe, culture or tradition." According to its poet, the poem's inspiration comes from "the story of slaves being mistreated by their traders, as narrated to me by my father." The young writer and Mass C

Wandering Through the Alleys and Making Sense of Central and West Asian Remnants in Srinagar — by Subhajit Pal

Relying on research and interview material gathered during his stay in Srinagar, Subhajit Pal discusses Kashmir’s historical connection to Central and West Asia as it manifests in contemporary times.

Dialogue in Comics: Medium-Specific Features and Basic Narrative Functions — by Kai Mikkonen

From The Narratology of Comic Art [https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781315410135/narratology-comic-art-kai-mikkonen?refId=fbe3eb05-9ee1-408c-b4a5-12b369fef543&context=ubx] (Routledge, 2017) by Kai Mikkonen. Abstract by author: Conversation is a basic element in the medium of comi