Martin Luther King as an international thinker?
Monday 17 January marked the official US holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. While watching Monday’s Democracy Now! program, featuring substantive excerpts from King’s speeches, the clarity with...
View ArticleAllow his prophetic voice to be heard…
I was thinking of writing on Dr King’s legacy (again) to mark MLK Day this past Monday, but it turns out that Dr Cornel West has already said what needs to be said.
View ArticleBodies in Pain: Yasiin Bey and the Force-Feeding of Hunger Strikers at...
A guest post from Lauren Wilcox, currently Charles and Amy Scharf Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. Lauren is starting a new job as a University...
View ArticleUn-Manning; Or, Queering Bradley
Private First Class Chelsea (formerly Bradley) E. Manning has serious gender issues. Or so goes the story of the moment. In the wake of her statement, the question of identity (and language) has...
View ArticleWhat is This Thing Called IR? A View from Howard U
This is the fourth post in our symposium on Vitalis’ White World Order, Black Power Politics. Naeem’s post is here, and Nivi’s is here. Further responses, including from the author are to follow… It...
View ArticleOn Statues (III)
This is the third in a series of posts about statues. Because shit keeps happening. You can read the first and second posts in any order. Thanks to Newsnight for the TL; DR version: Here’s the...
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