Monica ModyBody MattersIn a recent conversation, an academic colleague set up an opposition: scholars doing “serious” scholarship vs those who are leaning into…Jan 2Jan 2
Monica ModyThe Process of Becoming Subjects of DecolonialityOrienting as a NepantleraNov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
Monica ModyPathaan and the Collective ImaginationI watched Pathaan on the first day of its release at a theatre in the Bay Area — the last time I had watched a movie on its first day was…Feb 5, 2023Feb 5, 2023
Monica ModyHow Good of YouThe YA movie The School for Good and Evil gets at something very right: when “good” assumes a moralistic, holier-than-thou stance, seeking…Nov 14, 2022Nov 14, 2022
Monica ModyAppreciation vs AppropriationAs people of culture, we have to work hard to reclaim and reimagine our ancestral traditions, navigating histories and presents shot…Oct 26, 2022Oct 26, 2022
Monica ModySome Notes on “When Yoginis Appear With Animals”In revisiting “When Yoginis Appear With Animals: Animistic Relational Elements and the Non-Dual Matrix” to present at the Oct 6 ASWM…Oct 9, 2022Oct 9, 2022
Monica ModyWhich histories?Understanding who is laying claim to which histories—and why—is required if you wish to dialogue with cultural-spiritual concepts that are…Sep 21, 2022Sep 21, 2022
Monica ModyPoetry and the Force of LiberationIn view of some recent conversations, I have been thinking about the idiom of poetry: what it asks from its readers and supporters…Sep 20, 20221Sep 20, 20221
Monica ModyTransnational Bodies in the Time of COVID-19How are you? I’m asking folks. How am I? I try to write in bite-sized texts and emails. Yesterday, my body fell into a kind of shock…Mar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020
Monica ModyWisdom SolidarityA remark made three or so weeks ago by Jairaj Singh on Twitter gave me pause. Singh commented on a tweet from Kunal Kamra: “The…Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020