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Thug Notes: What’s in the subtext?

Mon 21st October 2013 MamaJunkYard

Thug Notes: What’s in the subtext?

I recently read a wonderful summary of Eduardo Bonilla-Silva’s definition of coded racism that describes it as: “new 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...]

Gender, Pop Culture, Race bell-hooks, Coded-Racism, culture, ethnicity, hip-hop, identity, Language, Literature, Pop Culture, Race, Thug-Notes, YouTube

Saying Sorry – The Kenyan Way…

Mon 10th January 2005 MamaJunkYard

Recently I had lost my blog motivation and was beginning to accept that I may never blog again but a friend's comment on what he terms as 'cross-cultural communication interpretations' led me to reflect on some of the things that Kenyans say in Kiswahili which when translated … [Read more...]

Africa, Favourite, Kenya, Watu Na Viatu Kenya, Kiswahili, Language

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From my PhD Blog: Digital Race

#KOT, digital Black joy and Moi’s accidental & actual death

#KOT, digital Black joy and Moi’s accidental & actual death

My writing is featured in this month’s The Sociological Review. The theme for the May issue is Digital Social Life. The title of my contribution is Digital Black Lives: Performing (Dis)Respect and Joy Online. I write about #KenyansOnTwitter (#KOT) and I explore how former Kenyan president Moi’s legacy and eventual death in 2020 was discussed […]

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