Inverse Journal

Books

The Books That Shaped Our Year (2020) – Curated by Majid Maqbool

With the end of the year here, Majid Maqbool presents a curated list of books read by Kashmir’s writers, poets, academics, journalists, and some of our Kashmiri and international contributors who have supported us from the beginning. Their comments and reflections on their particular selection along

Featured Novel Excerpt: Future Tense (Harper Collins, 2020) — by Nitasha Kaul

We are proud to present an excerpt from Nitasha Kaul’s latest novel, Future Tense (Harper Collins, 2020), a much awaited literary text following the release of her debut novel, Residue. We have included an official description of the book along with relevant links to familiarize readers with the ext

Book (Full Text): Pedagogics of Liberation: A Latin American Philosophy of Education — by Enrique Dussel

Enrique Dussel is considered one of the founding philosophers of liberation in the Latin American tradition, an influential arm of what is now called decoloniality. While he is astoundingly prolific, relatively few of his works can be found in English translation — and none of these focus specifical

Book Launch — Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration (Harvard University Press, 2020) — by Nicole R. Fleetwood (via MoMA PS1)

Here is the video and discussion for the book launch of "Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration" (Harvard University Press, 2020) by Nicole R. Fleetwood, hosted by MoMA PS1. All media directly embedded from the original source. We have included relevant links to familiarize viewers and r

Book Introduction: These Chains Will be Broken (Clarity Press, 2020) — by Ramzy Baroud

We are delighted to present the introduction to Ramzy Baroud’s latest book entitled "These Chains Will be Broken: Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons" (Clarity Press, 2020). The book’s foreword is written by Khalida Jarrar, Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and a prominen

How I became the reporter "who got shot in the face in Afghanistan" — by Carmen Gentile

While embedded with an Army unit in eastern Afghanistan, I was blinded by a rocket launcher hit to the face.

Preface and Introduction: The Many Faces of Kashmiri Nationalism (Speaking Tiger Books, 2020) — by Nandita Haksar

In January of this year, Nandita Haksar’s "The Many Faces of Kashmiri Nationalism" (Speaking Tiger Books, 2020) was re-released in a revised and updated version taking into account the revocation of Article 370 by the Indian government (on August 5, 2019). According to its author, this book “traces