social media Archives - Ala / അല

We wrap up this season of our podcasts with Malavika Binny and Rekha Raj. In this episode, we explore how clothing, and by extension, the body itself, have been both sites of violence and protest in Kerala, and closely tied to questions of class and caste.

When foreigners respond positively to what audiences perceive as ‘our’ culture, we feel validated. Soumithra M. S. asks: is this just the pleasure of inter-cultural sharing, or is there more at stake in the popularity of certain media handles and content creators?

Ever since Aleena’s collection of poems, ‘Silk Route’, was published by Goosebery Publications in July 2021, her works have been discussed widely on social media, for her use of the Malayalam language in innovative ways while discussing complex politics. Aleena talks to Ala about her poems and their politics, and about using horror as a genre for poetry.

For three decades now, regional media has brokered public engagement with science and opened a new sphere for political deliberation[…]

സാമൂഹ്യമാധ്യമങ്ങളിലേക്കും ട്രോളുകളിലേക്കും മലയാളി എന്ന ജനവിഭാഗത്തെ സ്വാഭാവികമായി ആകർഷിക്കുന്ന ഘടകങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടാവുമോ? മലയാളിയുടെ ട്രോൾ–മീം പ്രയോഗങ്ങൾ ചിരിപ്പടങ്ങളെ ഒരു ഖനി പോലെ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത് എന്തുകൊണ്ടാവാം? എസ്തപ്പാൻ “മീമുകൾ[…]