Writing and Publications
Explore Anna Shah Hoque’s essays and publications.
Academic Publications
Shah Hoque, A. (2025). Heritage Minutes: A Decolonial Feminist Reading of Peacemaker.” In Juan Llamas Rodriguez (Ed.), Media Travels: Toward An Atlas of Global Media. Amherst College Press.
Abu Hatoum, N., and Shah Hoque, A. Equal Authorship. (2024). Bringing Soil, Breaking Bread: Archival Practices in Visual Storytelling of Palestine and Exile. Journal for Palestine Studies.
Shah Hoque, A. (2024). Au Fil des Îles Archipels | Islands and Archipelagos, Curated by Analays Alvares Hernandez and Raquel Cruz Crespo. Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas, 8(3), 338-342.
Shah Hoque, A. (2024). “Liminal Futures, Curated by Diane Hau Yu Wong.” Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas, 9(1-2), 157-162.
Bivens, R. and Hoque, A.S. Equal Authorship. (2018). Programming Sex, Gender, and Sexuality: Infrastructural Failures in ‘Feminist’ Dating App Bumble. Canadian Journal of Communication, 43(3).
Shah Hoque, A. (2014). An Exercise in Futility – Reflecting on the Breakdown of Indigenous Identity in Canada Hall. In Capstone Seminar Series (Re)Negotiating Artifacts of Canadian Narratives of Identity, 4(1).
Artwriting and Exhibition Reviews
Shah Hoque, A. (2025). Exhibit Review: “P is for Palestine” — Bayan Abu Nahla, Amal Al Nakhala, Yara El-Ghadban, Muhammad Nour ElKhairy, Nada El-Omari, Mona Hatoum, Rehab Nazzal, Rana Nazzal Hamadeh. C Magazine, 160.
Shah Hoque, A. (2024). Exhibit Review: Undoing Earthwriting – Patrick Henry, Kapwani Kiwanga, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, and Eve Tagny. C Magazine.
Shah Hoque, A. (2023). Exhibit Review: “Phylogeny” by Rajni Perera, Galerie Hugues Charbonneau. Esse. Webzine.
Shah Hoque, A. (2023). Exhibit Review: “Invisible Fish” – Simranpreet Anand, Roxanne Charles, Joni Cheung, Paige Pettibon, Nash’mene’ta’naht Atheana Picha, Susan Point, Pudlo Pudlat, Manuel Axel Strain, Leslie Wells. C Magazine, 156.
Essays
Anna’s essays investigate the intersections of art, archiving, and social justice, highlighting how art can challenge colonial narratives and center Indigenous, racialized, Black and Brown knowledge. Her work emphasizes various forms of storytelling.
Articles
Her articles provide insights into contemporary debates around decolonial practices and art, serving as critical reflections on the role of art in societal change. She draws from her experiences as a curator and educator to shape her narratives.
Publications
Anna’s published works include collaborations and contributions to academic journals and art magazines. Each publication spotlights her commitment to amplifying underrepresented voices in the arts and disrupting colonial and settler colonialism discourses.
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