Retrospectives

Food
Food: An Introduction
A few years ago, the city council of Lucca in the Tuscan region of Italy declared a ban on "ethnic" foods. The council explained that this...
Visas
Visas: An Introduction
The concept of a visa as simple document for entry and exit into countries obfuscates the enormity of a process that is difficult,...
India: Wounded States
Editor's Introduction
I was a student at Delhi University when Aravind Adiga won the 2008 Man Booker Prize for his debut novel The White Tiger. Written in the...
Edward Said
Edward Said: A Remembrance
Just five days after his death, a memorial for Edward Said was held in the graceful and huge chapel at New York’s legendary Riverside...
Literary Sudans
Literary Sudans: Editor's Preface
An introduction to contemporary literature from Sudan and South Sudan.
Uncertain Borders
From the Editors
The Warscapes Retrospective Uncertain Borders: Gloria Anzaldua in Focus commemorates 25 years since the publication of the groundbreaking...
Indonesia
Indonesia
A special issue on Indonesia organized in collaboration with The Lontar Foundation in Jakarta.
Eritrea
Eritrea
One of the younger countries in the world explored through the lens of photography, art, poetry, memoir and fiction. Table of Contents: "...
Algeria
Algeria
This retrospective on Algeria launches the first ever English translation of the memoir by Saadi Yacef titles Memories of the Battle of...
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
This retrospective explores the complex space of Zimbabwe through fiction, poetry, photography and art.