PinnedZoha AttiqueNeo-classical Realism; An Amateur's look into Russia’s Annexation of Crimea.The foreign policy of the Russian Federation may be often be seen, especially by Western scholars, as turbulent, with policies ranging…Nov 6, 20201Nov 6, 20201
PinnedZoha AttiqueBlackkklansman; when Politics collides with the big screen.Spike Lee’s “Blackkklansman” may be termed as his most entertaining, accessible and perhaps his angriest film, packaged as a wake up call…Sep 16, 20201Sep 16, 20201
Zoha AttiqueDo The Right Thing (1989)“Do The Right Thing” is another one of Spike Lee’s wake-up calls to the masses, controversial initially for being accused of inciting…Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
Zoha AttiqueLost in Translation: Sharing SpaceSofia Cappola’s Lost in Translation takes the audience through the bustling life of Tokyo, all the while maintaining an exchange of…Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
Zoha AttiqueResponse Piece; Gyude Moore: “China in Africa: An African Pespective.”The arrival of China in Africa may often be dismissed as a routine occurrence under the banner of “beggars can’t be choosers.” However the…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Zoha AttiqueDrawing Upon The Writings of Blom Hansen & Jaffrelot; A Brief History of the Rise of Hindutva.The institutional and ideological structure of the Hindutva project have been described in sufficient detail, by Thomas Blom Hansen in…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Zoha AttiqueAnkalu’s Errant Wife; How Arrival of Modern Industry Altered Conjugal Relations in…Jonathon Parry’s take in “Ankalu’s Errant Wife” is a rather empirical perspective, which detaches itself from the typical top down…Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020
Zoha AttiqueHitchcock’s Psycho; A Brief Thematic Analysis.The theme of Voyeurism is very interestingly explored by Hitchcock almost as some sort of a double edged sword. The presence of the spying…Nov 6, 2020Nov 6, 2020
Zoha AttiqueKilling Us Softly; An Analysis of Jean Kilbourne’s Lecture on Advertising’s Image of Women.“Killing Us Softly: Advertising’s Image of Women” is an American documentary based on the lectures of Jean Kilbourne. Kilbourne’s lectures…Nov 6, 2020Nov 6, 2020
Zoha AttiqueUrvashi Butalia; women’s agency during Partition.Butalia suggests that women’s identities could in fact be coherent and in flow with the interest of their men as well as their class…Sep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020