Tommy Hodgson

Tommy Hodgson is a writer and researcher currently based in London. A history buff with an internationalist outlook, he has written articles on a range of themes including the memory of colonial rule, the aesthetic of protests, and racism in public spaces. He has a particular interest in topics which cross political and cultural spheres, especially concerning former colonies and post-Soviet states.

Written articles:

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How can Britain develop trade in Central Asia?

Dr Jade McGlynn has published an article for The Diplomat discussing the modernisation of Britain’s Central Asian Trade Strategy, based on her report for the Henry Jackson Society, entitled… [...]

Uzbekistan: pro-LGBTQ blogger victim of violent attack

The LGBTQ community in Uzbekistan is facing increased repression in the wake of an attack on an independent blogger outside of his home in Tashkent. Miraziz Bazarov, who has… [...]

Kazakhstan’s second lockdown told by those who lived it

As parts of Kazakhstan face new restrictions in 2021, Novastan looks back at life during the country’s second lockdown, from 5 July to 16 August 2020. Strict measures were enacted… [...]

The Wounded Angel: a dramatic and profound portrait of 1990s rural Kazakhstan

CENTRAL ASIAN CINEMA. The film The Wounded Angel (2016) follows four adolescent boys in a rural village in mid-1990s Kazakhstan, each trying to come to terms with the lack… [...]

The Wife: the short film highlighting domestic violence in Kazakhstan

Directed by Kana Beisekeyev and produced by Kairat Nurmugambetov in association with Qazaq TV, the short documentary The Wife is a powerful and harrowing account of four women’s experience of… [...]