This stirring memoir follows his journey from refugee to immigrant and chews on the question: What does it mean to be American? South Africa Always Another Country by Sisonke Msimang (World Editions, 2018) Buy Now: bookshop.org AFAR contributor Sisonke Msimang was raised with revolutionaries. ...
Hierarchies, classes and the domination of one gender by the other are unknown to them. They are societies that are free of domination but are stabilized by certain guidelines and codes. With matriarchies, equality does not mean a mere leveling of differences. The natural differences between the...
Two decades later, it’s shocking to see the degree of sexism and outright harassment (not to mention the sheer number of jokes about the lead character’s weight and clothes) endured by Bridget. The misogyny is so pervasive, in fact, that even the author of the originalBridget Jonesbooks,...
But what do we know about the hurricane so far and what does it mean for people in its path? Where is the hurricane now and when will it hit the US? Milton is currently heading towards the US at 9mph (14kph) and is sucking energy from the Gulf of M...
Moving on to the scholarship, the editors start off the volume by explicitly rejecting some of what many would regard as basic tenets of Wissenschaft – a German term that is more expansive than the English word “science”, thus involving the human sciences, and meant to refer to scientific...
As we all know, Caitlyn Jenner *formerly known as Bruce Jenner* has made transgender issues more well-known and discussed in our culture. [Read:Definition of queer – What does the Q in LGBTQ really mean?] This is a category of feminism that is known for the application of feminist belie...
‘struggling with forms of mistreatment by sexual partners that weren’t considered part of the recognised repertoire of gender based violence – but that seemed rooted in the same misogyny and lack of respect’.6 Brodsky found that US law is ‘largely silent’ in the face of this widespread ...
The shiny stuff (political scandals, celebrity nonsense, and more) in the long run, does not matter. We must turn away from the distractions, but it’s hard when those who “design” the distractions are very VERY good at it. The challenge with facing up to the mul...
My state does not offer IEP Meeting facilitators. Then he said, “Now, I’m going to leave you folks to your meeting.” And then he went and sat in the corner and never said another word! Save Facilitated IEP Meetings And while the meeting was more civil than previous meetings, nothin...
And how does the bourgeoisie get over these crises? On the one hand, by enforced destruction of a mass of productive forces; on the other, by the conquest of new markets, and by the more thorough exploitation of the old ones. That is to say, by paving the way for more extensive and...