I went looking for a word and found a trapdoor. The word I had in mind was something like misogynoir, a term coined by Moya Bailey to describe the particular form of racist misogyny experienced by Black women. It names something that cannot be fully captured by either racism or sexism alone. It identifies a … Continue reading SMoTHer: When Institutions Learn to Breathe Downward
Ethnic Leadership and Ethic of Guardianship
There is a curious choreography in the public life of Aotearoa New Zealand. Political leaders are not often seen in social media feeds with photographs from ordinary Sunday church congregations. Such images may suggest denominational favour, religious alignment, or proximity to organised Christian conservatism. Yet the same leaders appear quite comfortably at mosques, mandirs, gurdwaras, … Continue reading Ethnic Leadership and Ethic of Guardianship
The Model Migrant and the Treaty Shadow
There is a particular kind of politics that looks, at first glance, like courage. It speaks in the clean language of equality, merit, order, and national unity. It says it is tired of division. It says everyone should be treated the same. It carries itself with the polished confidence of common sense. But in Aotearoa … Continue reading The Model Migrant and the Treaty Shadow
Faultline Report 