Anzac Day and religious rhetoric
On a train today, the driver prefaced his announcement of our imminent arrival at Central Station with a reminder that, …
Category Archives: Race and Racism
The Fifty-Sixth Down Under Feminists Carnival
Welcome to the fifty-sixth month of Down Under Feminists Carnival goodness. I am your host, Chally, and I am glad …
Forthcoming appearance: ACRAWSA’s Racialising Desire Conference
With two weeks to go, it’s probably about time I tell you that I am going to be presenting a …
My Transsexual Summer, and what goes into diverse representations
My Transsexual Summer recently aired around these parts, a year after it was aired by the UK’s Channel Four. It’s …
Linksplosion! July edition
Sticking to recent links for once! Peeling Back The Labels: ‘Femme’ By Default by Becca Dickerson at Racialicious: Discovering hard …
Which kinds of bodies are respected?
In the West, you express deference by distance. You simply cannot touch Elizabeth II. In business situations, you shake hands …
Acknowledging difference without othering
I find that people often treat the line between othering and acknowledging difference as a fine one. It’s not. I’ve …
Specifying whiteness, undoing violence
This is going to sound strange, perhaps, but I feel bad for white people. Racism, of course, relies on a …
Linksplosion!: How we relate edition
thought for the day: why are we still framing the conversation this way? by Anna at the feminist librarian: The …
Representing Sara Baartman: in Politics
This is the fifth part in a series on Sara Baartman. Baartman’s body has been made to hold more than …
White people don’t have a monopoly on genetic variation
A counterpart of Based on the colour of one’s skin. White people are represented as blonde, brunette, red-haired, freckled, tanned, …
Representing Sara Baartman: in Academia
This is the fourth part in a series on Sara Baartman. Baartman, as an icon of the intersection of gender, …
Representing Sara Baartman: in Racial Science
This is the third part in a series on Sara Baartman. Please take note of the title and that you …
Representing Sara Baartman: on Show and in the Museum
This is the second part in a series on Sara Baartman. So, Sara Baartman on display, in life and death. …
Representing Sara Baartman: Introduction
This is the first part in a series on Sara Baartman. You might not be familiar with the name Sara …
