I have been, or rather I am always thinking about what my feminism means to me. How it informs my PhD research; how it shapes my interactions; how I frame my reactions to situations, what it means to be every day a feminist. I tried to explain this ÃĒâŽÅevery day a feministÃĒâŽÂ … [Read more...]
On Childhood and Racism…
Yasmin GunaratnamÃĒâŽâĒs recent piece in the Independent on ÃĒâŽÅHow should we prepare our children for racismÃĒâŽÂ reminded me of what it was like growing up black in the 1980s England. I donÃĒâŽâĒt recall my parents sitting me down for ÃĒâŽÅthe talkÃĒâŽÂ about racism.àI know that my parents … [Read more...]
Thug Notes: What’s in the subtext?
I recently read a wonderful summary of Eduardo Bonilla-SilvaÃĒâŽâĒs definition of coded racism that describes it as: ÃĒâŽÅnew racism that entails individuals saying and doing things that perpetuate racial stereotypes and inequalities, but they do so in such a way that the offender is … [Read more...]
Dreadlock thefts and mild outrage
I do try and be critical when I read yet another story by Western media that attempts to barbarise African behaviour but upon reading about South African thieves forcefully cutting off peopleÃĒâŽâĒs dreadlocks I must confess that my critical analysis took a back seat to my more … [Read more...]
Race and ICT4D: My Public “ThinkSpace”
I am halfway through my MSc in Practising Sustainable Development (ICT4D specialism) and while as part-time student I still have quite a bit of time before I have to start my dissertation; it is hard not to start the thinking process. ÃÂ For a long time now I have been interested … [Read more...]
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