colonialism~decolonialismcolonialism colonialism as a global system of domination driven by European conquest, trade and empire occupation, extraction, cultural suppression ‘justified’ through racial hierarchies, white saviour narrative, missionary work orientalism, East vs West, North vs South, etc not just the ‘legacy’ of colonialism, the structures still surround us decolonising research hierarchies of race, culture, bodies, religion making land, resources and social systems ‘legible’ to colonisers, by erasing identity less ‘developed’ nations supposedly in need of guidance institutions that still dominate often directly profited (and still exist due to the ongoing effects of) colonialism museums, collections, ‘primitive’ objects and knowledge systems, ripped from context ...
anti~racismLack of content here does not signify lack of importance. I’m still figuring out what it is and isn’t my place to comment on — as these personal notes go public this is one of the areas that require more due diligence on my part to not recreate harm...