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The impact of the language movement on our national psyche
The words crafted by Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury—"Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushey February" (My brothers’ blood dyes the ...
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BHADRALOK TO SUSHEEL: Language, identity and hegemony in post-colonial Bangladesh
IN MY small town, Bheramara, Ekushey February was a ritual. Barefoot we roamed, demanding the same of every passerby — a ...
The Daily Star2d
Language, land, labour, and liberation: Reclaiming the radical roots of Ekushey
This routine celebration thus persistently evacuates Ekushey of its radical content and emancipatory aspirations. Moreover, ...
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Tropical medicine: Colonial echoes in everyday language
Given its colonial roots, is it time to decolonize language for a more inclusive view of global health? If health and disease are global issues, why is some care labeled "tropical medicine"?
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From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
The northern city of Saint Louis, or Ndar in the predominant Wolof language, is renowned for its pastel-coloured colonial houses and was the capital of French West Africa until 1902. There too, street ...