The fantasy of women’s collective historical identity
I was just reading Joan W. Scott’s ‘Fantasy Echo: History and the Construction of Identity,’ which was published in Critical …
Tag Archives: history
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, …
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 …
Review: Sapphistries by Leila J. Rupp
Leila J. Rupp, Sapphistries: A Global History of Love Between Women (New York: New York University Rress, 2009). Firstly, I …
Negating Nushu: Through Imposition
This is part of a series on the supposed death of nushu, considered to be the only language in the …
Negating Nushu: Nushu Users
This is part of a series on the supposed death of nushu, considered to be the only language in the …
Negating Nushu: Through Governmental Means
This is part of a series on the supposed death of nushu, considered to be the only language in the …
Negating Nushu: Through Journalism
This is part of a series on the supposed death of nushu, considered to be the only language in the …
Negating Nushu: Through Western Academic Narratives
This is part of a series on the supposed death of nushu, considered to be the only language in the …
Negating Nushu: Introduction
When I run series about women in history, it’s usually about individuals, like Alice Mitchell or Sara Baartman. This time, …
Seeking justice, seeking history
One of the good things about writing a blog is that I have a record of what has been going …
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 …
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. …
