06906 2200469 4500 10455 2402-5895 10455 NUMP 20230120a2015 m y0frey50 ba eng FR mg|z||||||| The Funambulist N°45 NUMP Léopold Lambert Politics of Space and Bodies. Politiques de l'espace et des corps. The Subcontinent. Above and below nation-states. Paris The Funambulist Jan–Feb 2023 Couv.Ill.Coul. 80 p. 20 × 25 Textes en anglais Bimestriel Welcome to our 45th issue, edited together by the two members of The Funambulist team: head of communications Shivangi Mariam Raj, and editor-in-chief Léopold Lambert. It features a few fragments from a multitude of political imaginaries of the region shared by Pakistan, India, Kashmir, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, above and below nation-states. This simultaneous movement can be summarized in two clear goals: the recognition of a geographical identity proper to the whole Subcontinent, as well as the distinction of a multitude of specific political movements throughout this large territory, regardless of the so-called national borders that fragment it. The conversation between Ali Raza and Fatima Anwar deconstructs the monolithic narrative of the Pakistan state, and gives way to the epistolary exchange between Nilanjana Bhattacharjee and Veewon Thokchom reflecting upon the imposition of national borders by the exogenous states of India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Bhutan on indigenous territories of the “North-East.” This meditation on how bordering is coded in language is further strengthened by Zohra‘s photographs, which expose how India’s occupation machinery barricades time in the daily lives of Kashmiri people. Anushani Alagarajah reminds us that the Sri Lankan national narrative, in its Sinhala supremacy, would never make any room for Eelam Tamils, even in the midst of a simulacrum of revolution. Her demand for the frontiers of skies and the ocean to break open is echoed in Afreen Fatima‘s assessment of the gap between home and homeland for Muslims in India. In a critical refusal of the neocolonial projects in the Subcontinent, Richard Kamei chronicles a brief history of the resilience of Naga nationalism and Yemberzal draws maps of Kashmir in a way that colonial authorities have always prohibited. The history of every nation-state is always contested by the memories and mnemonics of its margins. While Mehrub Moiz Awan reveals the multiple transphobic nationalisms operating in Pakistan today, Siddhesh Gautam documents a historic meeting between Dalit Panthers and members of the Black Panther Party to show us that despite casteist atrocities becoming a nationalist pastime in India, dreaming is always possible. In the same vein, Anu Muhammad and Parsa Sanjana Sajid have a detailed conversation on the construction of a massive coal power plant in the largest mangrove forest on the Earth, and how it threatens the many lifeworlds it hosts, cautioning us how none of these models of nation-states would survive if capitalist greed continues to inform their organized ecocide. Since the last fourteen years, the erstwhile Himalayan kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan have chosen a journey with democratic forms of governance. These fierce journeys have mostly been documented with dominant figures as their leaders. However, as Nepal Picture Library illustrates, women have been a fundamental part of these histories, and will continue to shape their shared futures, as Yangchen C Rinzin celebrates growing political representation of women in Bhutan. Finally, our conversation with Shobana Shankar asks open questions about the relationship of Dravidians with Blackness, and the solidarity links between the African Continent and the Subcontinent. As for the cover’s artwork, it is created by Shehzil Malik. The News from the Fronts section is composed of two texts about queer and trans organizing in Monterrey, Mexico (Hafizah Augustus Geter), and about the intergenerational transmission of memory in Cuba and its diaspora (Marny Garcia Mommertz). Léopold Lambert Paris N°1 (Septembre 2015) The Funambulist https://thefunambulist.net/ 2402-5895 Léopold Lambert Paris The Funambulist 2402-5895 Jan–Feb 2023 N°45 No list of demands : Queer and trans organizing in Monterrey Pas de liste de revendications : mobilisations queer et trans à Monterrey 28797 The subcontinent above and below nation states Le sous-continent au-delà des frontières des États-nations Introduction 28798 Making and unmaking pakistani nationalisms Construction et déconstruction des nationalismes pakistanais 28799 We, muslims of India, unbelong to our own homes Nous, musulmans d’Inde, sommes étrangers à nos propres foyers 28800 Far from Colombo : The Tamil fight to reclaim life, justice, and land Loin de Colombo : le combat des Tamouls pour reconquérir leur vie, obtenir justice et récupérer leurs terres 28801 On the many borders and peoples of the " North-East" Sur les multiples frontières et les peuples du " Nord-Est " 28802 Barricaded time in occupied Kashmir Un temps barricadé au Cachemire occupé 28803 Mapping Kashmir territories Cartographier les territoires du Cachemire 28804 Fighting Ecocide in the Bengal Delta Lutter contre l’écocide dans le delta du Bengale 28805 An uncensored guide to the republics of Pakistan Un guide sans censure des républiques du Pakistan 28806 Tracing history with feminist memories in Nepal Retracer l’histoire à travers les mémoires féministes au Népal 28807 And the Dalit panther roared again : A dreamer's portrait of the anti-caste movement in India Et le Dalit Panther rugit à nouveau : portrait d’un rêveur du mouvement anti-castes en Inde 28808 Thinking through Naga identity in the past and present Penser l’identité Naga à travers le passé et le présent 28809 Towards more women political leaders in Bhutan Vers une plus grande représentation des femmes parmi les dirigeants politiques au Bhoutan 28810 Blackness as solidarity Identification against casteism and racism in " South India " face au système des castes et au racisme en " Inde du Sud " 28811 Rédacteur en chef Lambert Léopold 19827 FR FR-751131015 20230120 AFNOR TN 32Bis ABA https://thefunambulist.net/ https://thefunambulist.net/magazine/the-subcontinent 0 0 0 2026-11-05 8009 32BIS 32BIS Salle de lecture 007771 2026-11-05 7625 PER FUN 45 0 NUMP PER_FUN_45_000000000000000 Don The Funambulist 0 2026-11-05