In exile, he imagined a different Africa in his music, while being exposed to new realities abroad.
Articles on Exile
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Marjane Satrapi will be remembered for her eye-opening film Persepolis which transformed not only Westerners but also exiled Iranians’ understanding of Iran in a simple yet powerful way.
Canada’s expulsion of thousands of Japanese Canadians 80 years ago offers lessons in a world of sharpening borders, insecurity and talk of who does and does not belong in a national community.
Exiled for much of his career, he was acknowledged universally as a pioneer and a leading light of the international free jazz scene.
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found by Raoul Peck is a meditative film that draws on Cole’s own notebooks and letters in a bold attempt to have him tell his own story.
Activists-in-exile bring with them not only their personal stories and attitudes of resilience, but also their expertise in governance, human rights and social justice.
The defiance of the pardoned Jan. 6 rioters puts them at risk of becoming repeat offenders and prime candidates for the president’s proposed exile program.
The Passover Seder commemorates the escape from slavery in Egypt. But then came the 40-year wandering in the desert – a story that resonates with much of Jewish history.
The perceived “otherness” of eastern and central Europe is a complex phenomenon, which a new book on the Polish Nobel laureate’s oeuvre brings to light.
As a passionate and partisan defender of Allende’s socialism, Guzmán’s films celebrate popular protest and struggles for democracy and equality in Chile.
Mzala’s distinctive intellectual contribution combined a sophisticated grasp of revolutionary theory with the reality of ethnic nationalism.
A powerful new book restores the writer and feminist politician to her rightful place in history.
A younger generation of feminists will remember her, above all, for her remarkable championing of the struggle against patriarchy.
Abundantly talented and flawed, apartheid-era writer Can Themba wasn’t afraid to put his body on the line for a story.
None of the available methods for holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable are likely to actually punish him, and they may even make new atrocities more likely.
According to some reports, thousands of people from around the world are signing up to fight on behalf of Ukraine. But comparisons to the Spanish Civil War’s International Brigades are misguided.
For her, art was a weapon in the struggle and a tool for education. She used every opportunity to build movements and to archive experiences in writing.
The ‘Schitt’s Creek’ holiday special, a fan favourite, showed how the omipresence of Christmas has offered (especially intermarried) Jews a variety of non-exclusive options for the holiday season.
A transcript of episode 4 of The Conversation Weekly podcast. Including a story on how scientists are speeding up the hunt for dark matter.
Rejected by their countries but seen as outsiders in the West, queer and trans Muslims often live in limbo. The mental health costs of alienation can be severe, says a scholar of Islam and sexuality.
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