Sithole was just one of tens of thousands of individuals who died during Zimbabwe’s independence struggle.
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Cancer. Diabetes. Aging itself. Rapamycin’s potential to treat an array of diseases has been a source of scientific fascination. But many aren’t aware of its origins – and its complicated legacy.
How we talk about outer space shapes the futures we imagine and build. Indigenous perspectives offer a better way forward.
There is growing recognition that the breakdown of the global climate, and vulnerability to its effects, are deeply rooted in histories of colonialism.
Colonialism criminalised local knowledge systems.
The Christian Council of Kenya got involved in a violent colonial effort to rehabilitate independence fighters. It saw this as an opportunity to evangelise.
French authorities allowed sex work because they believed brothels could help prevent interracial relationships from developing.
On 24 April 1950, 29 members of Dini ya Msambwa, an anti-colonial religion, were killed by British forces. The UK government refuses to acknowledge this massacre.
The old dictum that the press promotes the views of those who own and support it was as true during slavery and apartheid as it is now.
Examining Austen as a radical genius misunderstands her art and misrepresents the imperial culture that she was part of.
Many African abolitionists who fought and lost their lives in the struggle against slavery have gone unacknowledged.
Community-based research led by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation offers insight into how colonization has impacted the waters around Vancouver.
Mamdanis belong to the Khoja community, who were categorized by the British in the early 19th century as “Hindoo Mussalman” because their traditions spanned both religions.
Amid national truth and reconciliation processes, Scandinavian churches are taking stock of their past policies toward the Sámi people.
Netflix’s interest in Africa is more about business than telling nuanced stories about the continent.
Although symbolically visible in some places across the continent, Turkey’s presence remains a work in progress.
Kenyan regimes have long adopted brutal policing approaches to sustain themselves in power.
A sale of relics was challenged and demand for repatriation made by the Indian government.
Some African families see orphan-focused NGOs as a path to education and improved lives.
The world’s remaining great primary forests, including those in Borneo, the Amazon and the Congo basin, are still threatened by deforestation. This harmful practice often has colonial origins.
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Professor of Indian and Colonial History, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa and Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations, Utrecht University
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Curator & Section Head, Oceania, The British Museum
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Associate professor, McGill University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lakehead University
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Associate Professor Sport History, Stellenbosch University
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Professor in Political Science, University of Freiburg
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Head of Research Programme, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
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Adjunct Professor, Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology, Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for South Asian Studies, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Departments of History and Indigenous Studies, University of Manitoba
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Professor, Department of Archaeology and Human Evolution Research Institute, University of Cape Town
