From those that came before us and those showing us the way today. Knowledge, tools, art and stories. Pooled and put to work. This is how we build the world on our own terms.
From those that came before us and those showing us the way today. Knowledge, tools, art and stories. Pooled and put to work. This is how we build the world on our own terms.
William Easterly critically examines the legacy and ongoing challenges of Western-led development aid, highlighting failures tied to top-down approaches and ignoring local voices. The work challenges assumptions behind international interventions often framed as benevolent but with postcolonial implications. It engages with global regions historically subjected to imperialist and developmentalist policies, including Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Arundhati Roy's 'The Architecture of Modern Empire' critically examines the enduring structures of global imperialism through the lens of architecture and spatial politics. Rooted in anti-imperialist and decolonial thought, the work unpacks how built environments reflect and perpetuate colonial power relations and capitalist domination, particularly across the Global South. The text situates these themes within broader struggles for liberation, feminist discourse, and postcapitalist visions.
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Submit dispatches. Suggest books, films, sounds. Unlock selected chapters. Meet in person. Organize. Help decide what our common archive holds, what doesn't get erased. Because we need a knowledge commons to arm our resistance and feed our imagination. A knowledge commons for the world we are building. Membership is free.
