Harmony
@harmonysiganporia.bsky.social
I read, write, teach, walk, sing, scowl, and care deeply. Happiest in old-growth forests and alongside cackling rivers.
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies, MICA-India; author of ‘Walking from Dandi: In Search of Vikas’ (OUP, 2022)
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies, MICA-India; author of ‘Walking from Dandi: In Search of Vikas’ (OUP, 2022)
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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
www.commondreams.org
February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Come walk with us awhile, and Tridip and I will tell you about the most interesting person in Gandhi’s cohort in the tumultuous 1940s: Manu was his witness, biographer, co-experimenter and much else to boot. I dig her muchly, and you will too.
February 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Come walk with us awhile, and Tridip and I will tell you about the most interesting person in Gandhi’s cohort in the tumultuous 1940s: Manu was his witness, biographer, co-experimenter and much else to boot. I dig her muchly, and you will too.
I got myself four Sliman Mansour posters last summer. Let me introduce you to them between now and Sunday, when this ceasefire actually (🤞🏽) sets in…
January 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I got myself four Sliman Mansour posters last summer. Let me introduce you to them between now and Sunday, when this ceasefire actually (🤞🏽) sets in…
Yup yup - it’s stayed with me since I first came across it years ago.
I think we’d all do well to sit with the questions it raises again.
I think we’d all do well to sit with the questions it raises again.
Ref Gaiman and the inevitable ‘the art vs the artist’ debate, this Paris Review article from 2017, when #MeToo began trending, via @harmonysiganporia.bsky.social elsewhere.
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/11...
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/11...
www.theparisreview.org
January 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Yup yup - it’s stayed with me since I first came across it years ago.
I think we’d all do well to sit with the questions it raises again.
I think we’d all do well to sit with the questions it raises again.
I’m going to be in conversation with the always fabulous @saliltripathi.bsky.social about his gorgeous book on Gujarat and the Gujaratis this Friday: if you’re in Ahmedabad, you don’t want to miss this. Come say hello and help us think through who we are (and why we are like this only ;) )
December 17, 2024 at 2:14 PM
I’m going to be in conversation with the always fabulous @saliltripathi.bsky.social about his gorgeous book on Gujarat and the Gujaratis this Friday: if you’re in Ahmedabad, you don’t want to miss this. Come say hello and help us think through who we are (and why we are like this only ;) )
Wrote a thing: will be of interest to anyone plagued by that little imp who goes by the name of one Mr MK Gandhi. #academicsky (but also, not).
www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews...
www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews...
Gandhi’s Intimate Friend
Gandhi’s correspondence with Sarla Devi reveals the complexity of the Mahatma’s intellectual, political, and intimate connections with one of the age’s most impressive women.
www.theindiaforum.in
December 16, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Wrote a thing: will be of interest to anyone plagued by that little imp who goes by the name of one Mr MK Gandhi. #academicsky (but also, not).
www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews...
www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews...
✊🏽♥️🍉
December 16, 2024 at 7:34 AM
✊🏽♥️🍉
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Seems like @susanabulhawa.bsky.social is here but I have no mutuals to confirm with.
December 14, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Seems like @susanabulhawa.bsky.social is here but I have no mutuals to confirm with.
Cannot - and I can’t stress this enough - recommend this more. You need to watch (and rewatch) this: in a world of disgustingly specious propaganda like the Sabarmati Report, seek truth like Final Solution instead.
I’ve decided to indefinitely extend FREE online viewing of #FinalSolution, my film on #2002GujaratRiots, and the rise of Narendra Modi, now the Prime Minister of India.
Real #GujaratFiles
Do share and spread word, esp among the under-35 audiences (too young in 2002!). vimeo.com/329340055
Real #GujaratFiles
Do share and spread word, esp among the under-35 audiences (too young in 2002!). vimeo.com/329340055
Final Solution (2004)
by Rakesh Sharma; India; 2004 For Individual/ Home Viewing only (not for institutions); PG-rated Awards: Wolfgang Staudte award (now rechristened the Golden Bear…
vimeo.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Cannot - and I can’t stress this enough - recommend this more. You need to watch (and rewatch) this: in a world of disgustingly specious propaganda like the Sabarmati Report, seek truth like Final Solution instead.
December 10, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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"Yoon, Trump, Bolsonaro and Netanyahu are the antidote to the sentimental idea that liberal democracies in name only are the bulwark against extremism. These treacherous times demand honesty, not complacency."
— #AJOpinion by Andrew Mitrovica ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by Andrew Mitrovica ⤵️
No, President Yoon’s attempted coup was not a desperate act of nostalgia
Authoritarianism is still very much in vogue, in Washington and Seoul alike.
aje.io
December 6, 2024 at 4:34 PM
"Yoon, Trump, Bolsonaro and Netanyahu are the antidote to the sentimental idea that liberal democracies in name only are the bulwark against extremism. These treacherous times demand honesty, not complacency."
— #AJOpinion by Andrew Mitrovica ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by Andrew Mitrovica ⤵️
This is wildly interesting. It is here, this AI companion who affords the simulation of intimacy, but what we do about it or what it does to us is anyone’s guess.
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
What do you love when you fall for AI?
Inside the surprisingly meaningful, unexpectedly heartbreaking, and deeply confusing reality of AI relationships.
www.theverge.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:46 PM
This is wildly interesting. It is here, this AI companion who affords the simulation of intimacy, but what we do about it or what it does to us is anyone’s guess.
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
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This is the energy we will need!!
December 3, 2024 at 9:02 PM
This is the energy we will need!!
A couple of years ago it became clear to me we’re going to have to reimagine what assignments will mean and be in a world of AI. So I started getting my students to play with it like so :)
PS. hilarious freakin’ thumbnail because I’m an animated monkey. Deal with it.
PS. hilarious freakin’ thumbnail because I’m an animated monkey. Deal with it.
Integrating ChatGPT into Evaluation
YouTube video by Centre for Learning and Innovative Pedagogy
youtu.be
December 2, 2024 at 2:46 PM
A couple of years ago it became clear to me we’re going to have to reimagine what assignments will mean and be in a world of AI. So I started getting my students to play with it like so :)
PS. hilarious freakin’ thumbnail because I’m an animated monkey. Deal with it.
PS. hilarious freakin’ thumbnail because I’m an animated monkey. Deal with it.
Google pulling this up as the first results = we see who their paymasters are.
December 1, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Google pulling this up as the first results = we see who their paymasters are.
‘Land back’ begins with this ✊🏽♥️
#TIL About countermapping.
Here’s a sample, made by a Canada non-profit mapping ‘Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages across the world.’
native-land.ca
cc @harmonysiganporia.bsky.social
Here’s a sample, made by a Canada non-profit mapping ‘Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages across the world.’
native-land.ca
cc @harmonysiganporia.bsky.social
November 30, 2024 at 4:03 AM
‘Land back’ begins with this ✊🏽♥️
What a waste of oxygen this cretin is - who hurt you so, Abhijit Mitra?
November 27, 2024 at 7:09 AM
What a waste of oxygen this cretin is - who hurt you so, Abhijit Mitra?
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
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Israel is allying to ISIS affiliated criminal gangs to starve Gaza.
You can read about this in the Israeli press.
Why isn't this splashed on front pages in the West?
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-all...
You can read about this in the Israeli press.
Why isn't this splashed on front pages in the West?
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-all...
Israel allying with ISIS affiliated militants to starve Gaza
Israel's publicly declared policy of starving Gaza has many elements. One of them is allowing criminal gangs to run rampage - including ISIS.
www.owenjones.news
November 24, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Israel is allying to ISIS affiliated criminal gangs to starve Gaza.
You can read about this in the Israeli press.
Why isn't this splashed on front pages in the West?
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-all...
You can read about this in the Israeli press.
Why isn't this splashed on front pages in the West?
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-all...
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"Sending more troops & reimposing AFSPA will not help heal these fraught relations."
scroll.in/article/1076...
Rights activist explains what this new escalation in violence means for Manipur and why AFSPA and additional troops can't resolve it.
By Rokibuz Zaman
scroll.in/article/1076...
Rights activist explains what this new escalation in violence means for Manipur and why AFSPA and additional troops can't resolve it.
By Rokibuz Zaman
November 25, 2024 at 5:48 AM
"Sending more troops & reimposing AFSPA will not help heal these fraught relations."
scroll.in/article/1076...
Rights activist explains what this new escalation in violence means for Manipur and why AFSPA and additional troops can't resolve it.
By Rokibuz Zaman
scroll.in/article/1076...
Rights activist explains what this new escalation in violence means for Manipur and why AFSPA and additional troops can't resolve it.
By Rokibuz Zaman
Damn straight. Plus there’s the small fact that what ails us cannot possibly cure us, no? There’s no way we are buying ourselves out of this unholy mess. We will become circular economies or we will die out as a species. It’s quite literally that simple.
How much more evidence do we need, after 29 failures, that the climate COPs are not fit for purpose? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
There have been many proposals for a process that would actually work, but all are ignored.
The talks are MEANT to fail.
There have been many proposals for a process that would actually work, but all are ignored.
The talks are MEANT to fail.
November 24, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Damn straight. Plus there’s the small fact that what ails us cannot possibly cure us, no? There’s no way we are buying ourselves out of this unholy mess. We will become circular economies or we will die out as a species. It’s quite literally that simple.
Damn you for going and breaking my heart like this, Maharashtra - what a bizarre dissipation of the “change is a-coming” energy of the General Election results just a few months ago 💔
scroll.in/latest/10759...
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Maharashtra poll results: Ruling Mahayuti crosses 200 seats, CM Eknath Shinde hails ‘landslide win’
The ruling Mahayuti was ahead in 221 seats, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi in 53 seats, and others in 12 seats.
scroll.in
November 23, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Damn you for going and breaking my heart like this, Maharashtra - what a bizarre dissipation of the “change is a-coming” energy of the General Election results just a few months ago 💔
scroll.in/latest/10759...
scroll.in/latest/10759...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is protecting Gautam Adani, and he is involved in corruption with Mr. Adani. This is becoming increasingly clear," said Rahul Gandhi. Watch full video here: www.instagram.com/p/DCoC3LhiyKb/
Video: PTI
Video: PTI
November 21, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is protecting Gautam Adani, and he is involved in corruption with Mr. Adani. This is becoming increasingly clear," said Rahul Gandhi. Watch full video here: www.instagram.com/p/DCoC3LhiyKb/
Video: PTI
Video: PTI
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Israeli PM Netanyahu and ex-Defence Minister Gallant face ICC arrest warrants for "war crimes committed from at least 8 Oct 2023 until at least 20 May 2024.” aje.io/mse8rr
November 21, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Israeli PM Netanyahu and ex-Defence Minister Gallant face ICC arrest warrants for "war crimes committed from at least 8 Oct 2023 until at least 20 May 2024.” aje.io/mse8rr