Academic, film critic and literature reviewer
This article first appeared in the London School of Economics and Political Science Review of Books Dissent and Revolution in a Digital Age is essential reading for those interested in online activism, inasmuch as it provides a case study for Egypt as well as potentially for the rest of the world, writes Samaya Borom. This book tracks the rocky…
This article was originally published at Right Now: Human Rights in Australia, CHRISTMAS ISLAND. PHOTO CREDIT: ANTONY LOEWENSTEIN By Maya Borom The drive by governments to privatise what are usually key governmental functions, such as refugee processing and detention, reform and prison, and health care is one that is being mirrored around the world — with…
This article was originally published at Right Now: Human Rights in Australia By Maya Borom The Rocket The Rocket, by director Kim Mordaunt (Bomb Harvest) is a Lao-Australian feature film that tells the story of one child’s battle to overcome Lao superstitions that question his existence. Carefully woven into this tale is also the story of the…
This article was originally published at Right Now: Human Rights in Australia, an edited version is below. Aim High in Creation! Directed by Anna Broinowski (Forbidden Lie$), Aim High in Creation! is a fascinating look behind the scenes of one of the biggest propaganda machines (aside from Hollywood!) in the world – that of North Korea.…
