The Latest: 41.3 | Bodies

Samia Rahman argues that honour and shame should not be written on the female body, Naomi Foyle comes to terms with her autism, James Brooks watches the body-challenging films of Harmony Korine, Elhum Shakerifar is impressed by a new publishing venture ‘run by and for people of colour’, poems by Muhammed Bello, and Shamim Miah is chased by Zoombies.

Last Word: On Zoombies Shamim Miah

Has the Covid-19 pandemic radically altered your view of employment? Did the rapid shift from in-office to virtual work lead you to re-assess your life and future?

Imagining Otherwise Elhum Shakerifar

Hajar Press crowdfunded their way into existence in 2020, anchoring their work in the promise of plurality and community.

Allah, Asè and Afros Adama Juldeh Munu

Black hair is a language with many dialects. It is diverse in texture, curl patterns and styling, and speaks of ethnic markers, social standing, histories, joys, and complexities. But it is also a language that can be misunderstood and misinterpreted. Sometimes we, who own it, struggle to understand it.

Two Poems Muhammed Bello

Two poems by Mohammed Bello.

Slapstick Tragedy James Brooks

he title glows in stylised fuchsia, purple, and white lettering on a black background. A synth melody enters over constantly shifting chords and a programmed hi-hat.

Autism, Yusuf and I Naomi Foyle

Whether or how autism is a physical condition is not a straightforward question.

Shame Again Samia Rahman

If shame as an emotion transcends the physical body, body politics invite us to consider which bodies are unthinkingly included or excluded in what we might regard as the polity.