Samir Dayal teaches in the English and Media Studies department at Bentley University in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Published in: digitaLibertiesThe billionaire, big data and net neutrality: Facebook and democracy in India“One user even said Facebook sent him a notification that his deceased uncle had supported Free Basics and so he should too.”
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Published in: HomeAtrocities in the frameThe film “No Fire Zone” gives voice to the victims of Sri Lanka’s civil war. Here, amateur video footage powerfully...
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Published in: openIndia'India’s Daughter': the rapists’ callowness not the most distressing aspect of banned BBC documentaryThe Indian Home Ministry’s attempt to block the screening could be seen as one example of a broader clampdown on...
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Published in: Participation NowThe democratic potential of activist performanceOne could hardly imagine a better illustration than Putin’s regime for the idea that the Presidency is itself a...
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Published in: openIndiaSex, law, and the nation: the Indian Supreme Court reinstates a law criminalizing homosexual actsTo focus only on the sexual politics misses the critical dimension of the unfolding debates in India about...