Representing Sara Baartman: Introduction
This is the first part in a series on Sara Baartman. You might not be familiar with the name Sara …
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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 …
On the Christmas Island tragedy
Today, I am deeply embarrassed to be an Australian citizen. This is what this country’s immigration policies have done. I …
Justice for Angie Zapata at last
We interupt this series to bring you breaking news that just had me in tears. Angie Zapata’s killer, Allen Andrade, …
Today is the first anniversary of the apology
A year ago today, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said sorry to the Stolen Generations, Aboriginal children who were taken from …
Barack Obama’s Inauguration Day: the optimistic post
Yes we can. Credit: Raleigh News & Observer photo by Ted Richardson / January 20, 2009. Via The Chicago Tribune …
Barack Obama’s Inauguration Day: the sad post
So I did say that commercial network news sickens me. Not as much as the attitudes the media reflect. The …
