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…9 min read·Nov 6, 2020--1--1
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…6 min read·Sep 16, 2020--1--1
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…2 min read·Jan 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…1 min read·Jan 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…4 min read·Dec 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…7 min read·Dec 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…8 min read·Nov 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…4 min read·Nov 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…6 min read·Nov 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…5 min read·Sep 19, 2020----