My excitement to be part of a diverse department fell flat when the reality hit that international students, for most part, are invisible on campus.
Tag: colourism
Representation Matters: Bringing Authenticity to YA Fantasy, Fiction
Authors are not obligated to create diversified characters. However, if a story involves racially and culturally diverse characters, authenticity should matter.
‘Sthaayi’: A 15-Year-Old’s Zero-Budget Film on Caste-Based Discrimination in Kerala
A Class X student and an aspiring filmmaker from Kochi shot a 46-minute-long feature film that highlights discrimination based on caste, class, colour and religion prevalent in Kerala.
The Phases of My Life
On the many prejudices and false beauty standards that women grow up with.
Exploring ‘The Bluest Eye’, Beauty and Colourism
Pecola’s obsession with ‘blue eyes’ in Toni Morrison's book resonates with Anglophile tendencies that I grapple with.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Once upon a time in a land far, far away, a young girl encounters the gatekeepers of beauty.