Danzy Senna, Adania Shibli and Pankaj Mishra in conversation with Nesrine Malik

How do we understand the modern world without the help of Western prescriptions of individual freedom, collective progress and modernity? As the notion of the ‘free world’ unravels, and long-dominant narratives cease to be persuasive, what are the experiences and perspectives of the global majority that we need to understand the past as well as the chaotic present?

American novelist and essayist Danzy Senna, Palestinian writer Adania Shibli and Indian essayist and author Pankaj Mishra join journalist and commentator Nesrine Malik for a searching conversation. Drawing on literature and history, they explore how we might develop a pluralistic understanding of the world, one that moves beyond broken Western assumptions and offers different ways of knowing, and being in, the world.