Lotus (literary magazine)
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Lotus was an influential Afro-Asian literary and cultural magazine that served as a platform for anti-colonial, progressive, and Third World writers and intellectuals during the Cold War era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Asian magazine
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Cold War-era magazine ⓘ anti-colonial periodical ⓘ literary magazine ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
writers from Africa
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writers from Asia ⓘ writers from Latin America ⓘ writers from the Arab world ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Afro-Asian Writers’ Association
NERFINISHED
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Soviet-aligned cultural networks ⓘ |
| circulationScope | international ⓘ |
| coveredTopics |
anti-racism
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cultural decolonization ⓘ imperialism and neo-colonialism ⓘ national liberation movements ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Afro-Asian literature
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Third World literature ⓘ anti-colonial thought ⓘ postcolonial criticism ⓘ progressive cultural production ⓘ |
| genre |
essays
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fiction ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Lotus: Afro-Asian Writings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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decolonization era ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation |
Third Worldist
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anti-imperialist ⓘ socialist-leaning ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableRole |
articulating a shared Third World cultural identity
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challenging Western cultural hegemony ⓘ |
| promoted |
anti-colonial solidarity
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cultural exchange between Africa and Asia ⓘ solidarity among Third World writers ⓘ |
| publishedBy | Afro-Asian Writers’ Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Afro-Asian world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
platform for Afro-Asian writers
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platform for Third World intellectuals ⓘ platform for anti-colonial cultural exchange ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
progressive cultural activists
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writers and intellectuals in the Global South ⓘ |
| timePeriod | second half of the 20th century ⓘ |
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