BAZAIRA BHASHA DHAKAIYA SOBBASI AND THEIR LANGUAGE - Md SAHABUDDIN SABU - 2026

"From around 1610 onwards, a unique mixed language began to develop among these families—an amalgamation of Arabic, English, Gujarati, Turkish, Pali, Portuguese, French, Persian, Munda, Sanskrit, Bengali, and Hindustani. This creolised tongue became the regional spoken language of Dhaka's original inhabitants." Known today as the Sobbasi dialect, this remarkable linguistic tradition still echoes through the lanes, homes, and markets of Old Dhaka. Discover the history, evolution, and enduring legacy of one of the city's most distinctive spoken languages. Read the full article at the link in the comments. #OldDhaka #Dhakaiya #Language #History #Bangladesh

The Presence of Folk Art! - Henry Glassic - Indian University - 2026

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The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race -Edited by Ayanna Thompson - 2026

shows teachers and students how and why Shakespeare and race are inseparable. Moving well beyond Othello, the collection invites the reader to understand racialized discourses, rhetoric, and performances in all of Shakespeare's plays, including the comedies and histories. Race is presented through an intersectional approach with chapters that focus on the concepts of sexuality, lineage, nationality, and globalization. The collection helps students to grapple with the unique role performance plays in constructions of race by Shakespeare (and in Shakespearean performances), considering both historical and contemporary actors and directors. The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race will be the first book that truly frames Shakespeare studies and early modern race studies for a non-specialist, student audience. https://amzn.to/4eTRXS3

THE RISE DECLINE & REVIVAL OF BUDDHISM IN BENGAL BY DIPEN BARUA - 2026

Certain communities in Bengal, such as the Baul, Rajbongshi, Nath, Vratya, and Harijan, are considered to be concealed Buddhists who have retained various Buddhist customs and beliefs, albeit in transformed and obscured forms due to the pressures of Brahmanical assimilation during the Sena dynasty. While many believe that Buddhism disappeared from India by the 8th or 13th century, Buddhists were not entirely uprooted from the region. Ethnic groups such as the Barua and Chakma in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh have continued to practise traditional Buddhist customs, and the regions of Chittagong and southern Arakan State are recognised as areas where Buddhism has survived as a living tradition. Read the full article at the link in comments

MIGRATION LABOUR & EMPIRE BUILDING IN ESTADO DA INDIA 16TH 17TH CENTURIES BY Hélder Carvalhal - 2026

What role did migration really play in the Portuguese Empire in Asia? In this lecture,

presents new research that challenges assumptions about labour, migration, and coercion in the Estado da Índia during the 16th and early 17th centuries. 🗓️ 9 July 2026 🕥 10:30-12:00 📍 IISH, Cruquiusweg 31, Amsterdam 🔗 https://iisg.amsterdam/.../migration-labour-and-empire

The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity by Jemima Pierre and Jean Muteba Rahier - 2026

Critically engaging with anthropology's own history, this Handbook outlines the historical contextualization of race and ethnicity. 📚 https://cup.org/4txAYJh

“Inside the Body of Black Feminism” by Samantha Pinto - 2026

connects historical studies of medical racism with Black feminist theories of the body to reimagine the material and metaphoric possibilities for political subjectivity across race, gender, and culture. Read a Q&A with Samantha Pinto at the link in our bio. #newbook #blackfeminism #feminist