Mar 30, 2021Member-onlyDulwich College- race, gender and class privilegeBefore I begin this piece, I want to acknowledge the purpose and limitations of writing this as well as tell you a bit about myself... A brief summary of my work: I am a race, gender and sexuality scholar currently in a Sociology PhD program in the US. From 2016–2019…Race11 min readRace11 min read
Feb 28, 2021Entangled Black and Asian Sexual PoliticsIn this piece, I explore how an understanding of Asian American Sexual Politics (Chou 2012) and Black Sexual Politics (Hill Collins 2004) can aid self-understanding and group analysis of those who hold multiracial Black and Asian identities. I draw on personal experience to highlight how multiracial Black and Asian individuals…Mixed Race9 min readMixed Race9 min read
Jan 31, 2021Stolen Black-Brown Girlhoods.*Inspired by the powerful words of Patricia Williams’ (1992) Alchemy of Race and Rights. And thank you to great professors who encouraged me to find my personal voice in writing. To all the survivors of patriarchal sexual violence, I believe you. And for all the beautiful Black and Brown children…Black Girlhood12 min readBlack Girlhood12 min read
Jun 15, 2020What are the demands of decolonising UK universities?In discussing the demands that decolonisation places on universities, it is important to understand what is meant by the term decolonising. There is no one definition nor one practice that can encompass what is meant by decolonisation. In stating that decolonisation is not a metaphor, Tuck & Yang (2012) explicitly…Decolonization17 min readDecolonization17 min read
Jun 6, 2020Parallels Between UK and US Mass IncarcerationMichelle Alexander (2010) does an excellent job at breaking down mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex as a new “racial caste system” in relation to US society. The prison industrial complex and related process of mass incarceration stem directly from hundreds of years of slavery, convict leasing system and…Police Brutality7 min readPolice Brutality7 min read