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Colonialism Otherwise and the Poetics of Solidarity: A Methodological Intervention De‐b/ordering Kashmir

Colonialism Otherwise and the Poetics of Solidarity: A Methodological Intervention De‐b/ordering... This paper reflects deeply on possibilities for developing solidarity with Kashmiri freedom struggles by mobilising a memorialisation praxis informed by poetics. We coin the term “colonialism otherwise” to describe the particular instruments and effects of postcolonial colonialism as they appear in the intimate space of family narratives, memories, and feelings. Foregrounding the works of the Kashmiri poet, essayist, and filmmaker, Uzma Falak, we write our memorialisations to respond to the poet's demands to bear witness to Kashmiri people's abjection. Our memorialisation praxis is guided by the questions: how do we know Kashmir as a place, and relatedly, what are the political limitations of our articulated solidarity with the anti‐colonial struggle for azaadi? http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Antipode Wiley

Colonialism Otherwise and the Poetics of Solidarity: A Methodological Intervention De‐b/ordering Kashmir

Antipode , Volume 55 (4) – Jul 1, 2023

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Wiley
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Antipode © 2023 Antipode Foundation Ltd
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0066-4812
eISSN
1467-8330
DOI
10.1111/anti.12916
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Abstract

This paper reflects deeply on possibilities for developing solidarity with Kashmiri freedom struggles by mobilising a memorialisation praxis informed by poetics. We coin the term “colonialism otherwise” to describe the particular instruments and effects of postcolonial colonialism as they appear in the intimate space of family narratives, memories, and feelings. Foregrounding the works of the Kashmiri poet, essayist, and filmmaker, Uzma Falak, we write our memorialisations to respond to the poet's demands to bear witness to Kashmiri people's abjection. Our memorialisation praxis is guided by the questions: how do we know Kashmir as a place, and relatedly, what are the political limitations of our articulated solidarity with the anti‐colonial struggle for azaadi?

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AntipodeWiley

Published: Jul 1, 2023

Keywords: decolonial; Kashmir; postcolonial; poetics; solidarity

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