Articles (Journalism)
Articles (Journalism):
“World Press Photo of the Year: Cropping history and reality: This year’s WPP winner demonstrates Palestinian grief is only acceptable to the West if it is sanitised and devoid of context.” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 4 May 2024.
“Sri Lanka’s ‘picturesque’ protests: There is something wrong with the international coverage of Sri Lanka’s ongoing protests demanding that the ruling Rajapaksa family leave office.” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 2 Jun 2022.
“Why British Vogue’s ‘celebration’ of the African model fell short: Fashion continues to trade in the white lie that it is inherently a non-racial practice and a business.” Al Jazeera English. Opinion.31 Jan 2022. (Co-authored with Rinaldo Walcott, Professor, Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto.)
“Diversity efforts in universities are nothing but façade painting: Even as the diversity and inclusion programmes proliferate, calls for more far-reaching structural change in universities remain unanswered.” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 7 May 2021. (With Rinaldo Walcott.)
“George Hallett: Nomad, raconteur and photographer who ‘became the camera.’” South African Mail & Guardian. 8 June 2020.
“Anonymity is a necessary tool for India's #MeToo movement.” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 14 Oct 2019.
“Western media and depictions of death and injury to 'others.'” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 22 Jan 2019.
“Theft or artistic prerogative?” Al Jazeera English. 13 Sept 2018.
“Gender-based violence and art in the #MeToo era.” Al Jazeera English. 23 Jul 2018.
“Saying goodbye to South Africa's legendary David Goldblatt.” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 26 June 2018.
“Art does not need another hero”. Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 18 June 2018.
“Who gets to picture and narrate Africa?” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 20 January 2018.
“‘From No Fixed Place’, a space appears.” Review of SOLO Exhibition at the 2018 Cape Town Art Fair. South African Mail&Guardian. 16 Feb 2018.
“The very American myth of 'exceptional immigrants'.” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 20 January 2018.
“The Guantanamo art that makes Washington nervous.” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 26 December 2017.
“Black presences at the Venice Biennale.” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 20 May 2017.
“Venice Biennale: African pavilions and the politics of space” South African Mail&Guardian. 19 May 2017.
“George W Bush cannot hide his crimes behind paintings.” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 13 Apr 2017.
“Abstracting the savaged body of Emmett Till.” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. 2 Apr 2017.
“The problem with photojournalism and Africa.” Al Jazeera English. Opinion. Al Jazeera. Opinion. 18 January 2016.
