Seeking justice, seeking history
One of the good things about writing a blog is that I have a record of what has been going …
Tag Archives: history
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. …
Representing Sara Baartman: Introduction
This is the first part in a series on Sara Baartman. You might not be familiar with the name Sara …
Linksplosion!: Amazing black women edition
I noticed that a lot of the pieces I had to share with you were about black women from the …
Linksplosion! Inverting thinking edition
Laura Woodhouse at The F-Word reports that universal free childcare in the UK would bring in more money from working …
‘A Motive More Human’: The Alice Mitchell Case, Part Five
Part One: Introduction Part Two: Agency Part Three: Pathologisation Part Four: Backlash Part Five: Conclusion Responses to Mitchell’s sexual and …
‘A Motive More Human’: The Alice Mitchell Case, Part Four
Part One: Introduction Part Two: Agency Part Three: Pathologisation Part Four: Backlash Part 5: Conclusion Alice Mitchell might have been …
‘A Motive More Human’: The Alice Mitchell Case, Part Three
Part One: Introduction Part Two: Agency Part Three: Pathologisation Part 4: Backlash Part 5: Conclusion How do you shove back …
‘A Motive More Human’: The Alice Mitchell Case, Part Two
Part One: Introduction Part Two: Agency Part Three: Pathologisation Part 4: Backlash Part 5: Conclusion If you’ve got a society …
‘A Motive More Human’: The Alice Mitchell Case, Part One
Part One: Introduction Part Two: Agency Part Three: Pathologisation Part 4: Backlash Part 5: Conclusion Alice Mitchell was a white …
The kinds of history that go into building identity
I have a lot of trouble relating to people who don’t know or care about their familial or cultural history. …
The extraordinary story of Esther Abrahams
The other day, I was having a chat with a friend about New South Wales’ early colonial history, and we …
