Faridul Alam

Dr Faridul Alam is a former faculty member at the City University of New York (CUNY) and a licensed social work practitioner. He writes full-time on interdisciplinary issues, primarily through the lenses of postmodernism and postcolonialism.

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Roman Jakobson: The Bridge Between Saussure and Lacan

21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
On Roman Jakobson's death anniversary, revisiting how one linguist reshaped structuralism, psychoanalysis, and interdisciplinary thought forever.
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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How Roman Jakobson changed modern thought

18 July 2026, 18:30 PM
On Roman Jakobson's death anniversary, revisiting how one linguist reshaped structuralism, psychoanalysis, and interdisciplinary thought forever.
18 July 2026, 18:30 PM
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Why the US can no longer contain China

18 June 2026, 08:30 AM
Trump–Xi summit analysis exploring managed rivalry, interdependence, strategic instability, and the limits of contemporary geopolitical interpretation.
18 June 2026, 08:30 AM
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The apology for the animal: Donald Trump, the buffalo, and the breakdown of political naming

8 June 2026, 09:00 AM
Using Trump, a buffalo, and thinkers from Barthes to Nietzsche, this essay explores myth, metaphor, and power.
8 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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Tagore’s “Balaka” and the decolonial poetics of becoming

30 May 2026, 08:30 AM
A deep dive into Rabindranath Tagore’s Balaka, analyzing its kinetic cosmology, Indic traditions, and its relevance to modern decolonial thought.
30 May 2026, 08:30 AM
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The OpenAI–Musk dispute: Who controls the future of AI?

25 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The ongoing dispute between OpenAI and Elon Musk has been framed, at least superficially, as a legal and personal confrontation—a founder challenging the trajectory of an institution he helped to create.
25 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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The hunt for the Holy Grail: The repurposed US-Israeli casus belli for Iran’s uranium

18 May 2026, 11:00 AM
A literary geopolitical essay tracing how war in Iran becomes a recursive quest for symbolic control and meaning.
18 May 2026, 11:00 AM
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When the smart battlefield turns blind: AI’s snag in the Iran war

10 May 2026, 10:00 AM
AI-driven warfare is accelerating military judgment while eroding ethical hesitation, reflective oversight, and human moral authority.
10 May 2026, 10:00 AM
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The question of translation

There is no denying the truism that translation historically served the best interest of the colonisers.
30 September 2023, 05:00 AM