Decolonising research methodology must include undoing its dirty history: A statue of former Cape Colony governor Cecil Rhodes is removed from the University of Cape Town after student protests. EPA/Nic BothmaMaori anthropologist Linda Tuhiwai Smith, in her seminal work Decolonising Methodologies, argues that Re-search is a dirty word. Hyphenating “research” into … [Read more...] about Decolonising research methodology must include undoing its dirty history | The Conversation
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Blackness, oceans and South Africa’s colonial history are at my family’s core | The Conversation
Blackness, oceans and South Africa's colonial history are at my family's core: Cape Town SutterstockThis excerpt is based on an extract from the book, “Race Otherwise: Forging a New Humanism for South Africa” by the author. My blackness is supposedly visible only because I do not “look white”. But, in some parts of West Africa I am called white. My blackness is ambiguous … [Read more...] about Blackness, oceans and South Africa’s colonial history are at my family’s core | The Conversation
Elections are only part of the story in Kenya’s history of post-poll violence | The Conversation
Elections are only part of the story in Kenya's history of post-poll violence: A woman stands behind policemen during post election clashes, in Nairobi's Kibera slum. Goran Tomasevic/ReutersKenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga and his National Super Alliance are contesting the country’s general election results in the Supreme Court. Odinga rejected the official results … [Read more...] about Elections are only part of the story in Kenya’s history of post-poll violence | The Conversation
SA News: Brightest meteor shower in human history is happening right now
Brightest meteor shower in human history is happening right now: The meteor shower will be most visible in the northern hemisphere and down to the mid-southern latitudes. Even though South Africa falls below this latitude there is still a possibility that one might be able to experience the show. All you need is ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews … [Read more...] about SA News: Brightest meteor shower in human history is happening right now
Image from page 254 of “A history of nursing: the evolution of nursing systems from the earliest times to the foundation of the first English and American training schools for nurses” (1912)
Image from page 254 of "A history of nursing: the evolution of nursing systems from the earliest times to the foundation of the first English and American training schools for nurses" (1912) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: historyofnursing4nutt Title: A history of nursing: the evolution of nursing systems from the earliest times to the foundation of the … [Read more...] about Image from page 254 of “A history of nursing: the evolution of nursing systems from the earliest times to the foundation of the first English and American training schools for nurses” (1912)
