#Colonization

I'm your host, @khowaga. Let's continue with the #history of public health in 19th century #Egypt. The French were evacuated from Egypt in 1801. The power vacuum was eventually filled
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Today for the #ScholarStrike I'm going to do a on the history of policing in the U.S. We can't understand how we got to where we are with policing today
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#Thread excerpts from 1811 English writer Richard Hey How #britishers plan to 'CIVILIZE' 'Uncivilized-Indians' I wrote this thread for my own knowledge you may read on and see #conversion is
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Right-wing trolls lecturing everyone about discrimination in Japan are trash, but they're also not engaging in good faith and don't deserve to be amplifiedInstead, here are some pieces from @TokyoReview
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#QuarantineBalling = Getting to watch Raoul Peck talk abut #ExterminatetheBrutes at @sundancefest while I eat lunch before my department meeting @RemiGrellety for posting - @rachmag_2 are you in
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1. I was walking in the woods yesterday and I had an epiphany. It wasn’t one I wanted to have. I was thinking about today’s class, where we are reading
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a thread of food writing that stuck with me this year: this incredibly well done investigation of sqirl by @Samanta_Helou and @ShotOn35mm https://thelandmag.com/beyond-moldy-jam-the-inside-story-of-what-went-wrong-at-sqirl/ this essay by @t
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The left has a problem with science denialism, and the pandemic has brought out the worst in some people leading to what is effectively a left-wing corona truther / conspiracy
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The contemporary demonization of "Brahmins" emerges from colonial evangelical literature where they were seen as "rivals" to the Christian priests and the obstacle in conversion. In reality, Brahmins were respected
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THREAD: As the Statues Fall: A Conversation about Monuments and the Power of MemoryFeaturing: @lavaughnbelle, @silverjackson, Dell Upton, and Tsione Wolde-MichaelModerated by: @tichecain Sponsored by: @SAPIENS_org, @SbaArch, @CIAMS_CornellL
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[THREAD] Who are the moors and why are they portrayed as black people ? (scientific explanation) ❂ There is no genetic, historical, archaeological or anthropological evidence of a massive population/ethnic
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2020 has been terrible for many reasons, but there have been some really cool metabolism papers this year. In no particular order, here are my top 10 (because I couldn't
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A sculpture that was unveiled this week in honour of the 18th century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft has caused a huge stir. My new essay is about the sculpture, nudity,
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I have developed a new found interest in human migration with special emphasis on Indian civilization of late.After reading and understanding many articles published in this field – I am
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And #ScholarStrikeCanada Day 2 is starting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB1Mwjda5RY Detailed program for #ScholarStrikeCanada here: Let's listen, let's (un)learn, let's do the work!https://scholarstrikecanada.ca/schedule/&nb
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Korean History: (TW: violence)One of the saddest stories in the modern history of Korea is what is commonly called Jeju sa-sam #제주사삼 or the Jeju April 3rd Uprising (if it's
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