Archive - culture shock

a review of soundtrack to a coup d'état (2024)

Feb 17 •

Pranay Somayajula

January 2025

death of the theory bro

on resisting anti-intellectualism and raising mass consciousness

Jan 12 •

Pranay Somayajula

December 2024

the dispatch - fall 2024 reading roundup

a summary of some of the best things i read this fall!

Dec 23, 2024 •

Pranay Somayajula

November 2024

here we go again

notes on where we are and what comes next

Nov 10, 2024 •

Pranay Somayajula

September 2024

you're american until they kill you

on ayşenur eygi's martyrdom

Sep 19, 2024 •

Pranay Somayajula

Big things happening!!!

A special announcement for readers of culture shock

Sep 4, 2024 •

Pranay Somayajula

August 2024

"to make revolution irresistible"

notes on the politics of literary production

Aug 12, 2024 •

Pranay Somayajula

June 2024

we are all palestinians

notes on solidarity and collective resistance

Jun 20, 2024 •

Pranay Somayajula

Substackers for Palestine Children's Relief: A fundraiser

Help bring aid to children in need.

Published on Body Type • Jun 4, 2024

May 2024

that's how the light gets in

reflections from the front lines of the student intifada

May 7, 2024 •

Pranay Somayajula

April 2024

you, sir, are a space, too

the value of abstraction in an age of obviousness

Apr 19, 2024 •

Pranay Somayajula

March 2024

on living happily during the war

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Mar 23, 2024 •

Pranay Somayajula

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