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Every day a feminist

Sat 14th November 2015 MamaJunkYard

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 â€œevery day a feministâ€ … [Read more...]

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On Childhood and Racism…

Fri 31st January 2014 MamaJunkYard

Yasmin Gunaratnamâ€™s recent piece in the Independent on â€œHow should we prepare our children for racismâ€ reminded me of what it was like growing up black in the 1980s England. I donâ€™t recall my parents sitting me down for â€œthe talkâ€ about racism.Â I know that my parents … [Read more...]

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Thug Notes: What’s in the subtext?

Mon 21st October 2013 MamaJunkYard

I recently read a wonderful summary of Eduardo Bonilla-Silvaâ€™s definition of coded racism that describes it as: â€œnew 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...]

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Dreadlock thefts and mild outrage

Thu 28th February 2013 MamaJunkYard

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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 peopleâ€™s dreadlocks I must confess that my critical analysis took a back seat to my more … [Read more...]

Race and ICT4D: My Public “ThinkSpace”

Sun 24th February 2013 MamaJunkYard

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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. Â For a long time now I have been interested … [Read more...]

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