Goodbye

After five years of platforming human rights stories, our team has made the difficult decision to close down the jfa. Thank you for being with us for half of a wonderful decade.

jfa1 August 2024FeaturedComment

Netflix’s ‘Sexify’ is showing us how to embrace healthier conversations about sex

In her review of the second season, Anna Luo illustrates how ‘Sexify’ is offering an empathetic story on sexuality and young adulthood.

Peoplejfa21 March 2023FeaturedComment

When consumerism meets sexual pleasure

This thoughtful piece explores the complex relationship between sexual autonomy, collective freedom and the economic forces that govern our daily lives.

Peoplejfa8 March 2023Comment

Nia Goes to the Museum

Nia De indias takes us inside art museums around the world, as she wanders for an answer, fights against the cultural status quo, and rewrites queerness back into history through drag.

Photographyjfa15 February 2023FeaturedComment

The human cost of working in a slaughterhouse

In this compelling piece, Björn Jóhann Ólafsson explores the exploitative nature of animal slaughterhouses, highlighting their devastating impact on human life.

Environmentjfa16 January 2023Comment

The problem with Chiang Mai’s image as a destination of escape

This reported piece thoughtfully discusses the rich cultural history of Chiang Mai and the controversial tourist practices that have affected local people.

Peoplejfa9 December 2022FeaturedComment

Before the Famine

Inspired by Caroline Hau’s moving debut novel, Tiempo Muerto, Maria Prieto reflects on the colonial legacy that pervades contemporary tourist practices in the Philippines.

Poetryjfa2 December 2022FeaturedComment

hyperconsumption

Following Daryl Lim Wei Jie’s reflections on capitalism, this poem focuses on questions of excessive consumption, pollution and waste.

Poetryjfa16 November 2022Comment

Spying in the digital age: The use of spyware against journalists

Julie Reintjes details the stealthy war against journalism, diving into how spyware has endangered the security, privacy, and livelihoods of investigative journalists.

Politicsjfa20 September 2022Comment

just as the fathers intended

This poem explores the irony of the American dream and declaration of independence in 2022.

PoetryAngana Narula11 September 2022Comment

The orders were to erase you: RRR’s new idiom of Hindu nationalism

Mridula Sharma critically examines the media’s role in popularising Islamophobic sentiment amongst Hindu nationalists.

Peoplejfa1 September 2022 Comment

March Against Racism

In this captivating photo essay, Joy Martins interrogates the idea of the ‘good’ refugee and invites us to look towards a future where solidarity for all is the status quo.

Photographyjfa15 July 2022FeaturedComment

What ‘Everything, Everywhere, All At Once’ teaches us about masculinity

Anna Luo explores the portrayal of masculinity in ‘Everything, Everywhere, All At Once’, focusing on how the critically acclaimed film confronts emasculating stereotypes about Asian men in Western societies.

PeopleAngana Narula26 May 2022Featured Comments

The skin-whitening regime: how colourism in Filipino media has led to discrimination and shame

Jen Laforteza examines the colonial legacy of colourism in her native country of the Philippines, and the severe societal consequences of the country’s media discourses promoting skin-whitening.

Peoplejfa25 May 2022FeaturedComment

Anatomy of the Other

Communications Assistant, Anna Luo, describes the conflicting experience of being biracial whilst addressing violence and oppression against one’s people.

Poetryjfa13 May 2022