#Colonial

David Fedman

dfedman

In 1879, author Kanagaki Robun & illustrator Kobayashi Eitaku published a paean to...Ulysses S. Grant. They did so following Grant's stop in Japan as part of a post-presidency world tour.

Ben

cinemashoebox

attention virgins Virginia! it's got loads of Historic Places: 3,027, the 7th most of any state. this figures: it was one of the most important parts of colonial America, the

Southeast Asian Historians

SEA_historian

@kamraslan British Empire's a very heated issue, hugely differing views from East to West and never the 'twain shall meet. My mother is British, my father Malay, I'm Malaysian. I

Ayo Sogunro

ayosogunro

Constitutional issues are usually ignored by many Nigerians until their rights are affected in a visible and direct manner.However, here is your periodic reminder that the 1999 Constitution is a

American Solidarity Party

AmSolidarity

It's Monday night, let's kick back with a distributism thread.Remember back when George W Bush had this idea called the "ownership society?"Yes, that does seem like a lifetime ago. Here's

anoushka⁷

hyyhjjong

bp mocking desi culture is bad and should be called out but if y'all claim to love your country and culture so much please show up at times where we

Afrasiab Khattak

a_siab

The brutal repression in Shaktoi , Waziristan, during the last few days is a stark reminder of the fact that the era of colonial violence for Pashtuns of former FATA

𝓹𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓪𝔀𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻

thekervincible

Story time #phdchat :Earlier this year, I was in brief correspondence with Maori scholar, Linda Tuhiwai-Smith in relation to her groundbreaking book "Decolonizing Methodologies" (details of whatever we talked about

Orji A. Uka

OrjiUka

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria who knows, or reasonably ought to know, that ex parte orders have limited life span, typically 7-14 days, asked a court to make an order

LaPrincia L Myles

LookAtLollyy

Things you didn’t know about New Orleans (thread) New Orleans used to have a overnight ferry that could take you to Havana, Cuba. New Orleans was home to Standard Fruit

David Bowles (hiatus to write GÜERO sequel) 🏳️‍🌈

DavidOBowles

I'm pretty sure not enough intellectuals living in Mexico have read Gloría Anzaldúa, and it shows.Algo me dice que no se lee mucho a Gloría Anzaldúa en México. Una lástima...

Aina J. Khan

ainajkhan

Thread on anti-Black racism in the Pakistani community :Growing up as a British, Pakistani, Pashtun woman, I was somewhat oblivious to colourism because of my privilege as a fair-skinned girl.

Vanessa Erazo

infoCinelandia

For the next 2 weeks (Oct 1 - 15), we simultaneously celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth and #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth. These 2 groups are inextricably linked. Here's a thread Latinos and Filipinos share a

Brandon Bayne

brandonbayne

I'll likely have more to say about this problematic review in time, since I know something about both the histories being debated as well the reviewer and a co-author, going

Celtic Medusa Rose-FromTheGrave-ns

CMRosens

Today's #RomancingtheGothic lecture is STEAMPUNK with @CarolineDuvezin - so excite! It's repeated at 7pm BST so ask @RomGothSam if you want the Zoom link. It's free, like all the lectures

Claire Valderama-Wallace PhD MPH RN

ClairePVW

@magenta173 @UnaDispatch An entire constellation of guiding questions comes to mind. 1) Whose voices, epistemological histories, & bold/sharp leadership today are you learning from & bringing into your classroom, skills