About

What is darkmatter ?

A project committed to producing incisive post-colonial cultural critique. We are interested in interrogating contested issues of multiculture, while eschewing current orthodoxies. darkmatter seeks to promote critical knowledge production from a range of contributors exploring the politics of everyday life.

General Editors: Sanjay Sharma (Brunel University, UK) & Ash Sharma (University of East London UK)

Book Reviews Editor: Ben Pitcher (University of East London, UK)

Advisory Group: Anamik Saha (London, UK); Dhiraj Murthy (Cambridge, UK); Max Farrar (Leeds, UK); Sara Wajid (London, UK); Sarita Malik (London, UK)

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