This post was originally published in The RSA journal (Issue 1, 2018) with the title “A critical moment for Feminism”. It argues that to truly challenge the status quo, the MeToo movement should encourage a historical and critical lens to hot button feminist issues such as inclusivity, globalisation and gender identity. Image via the RSA’s Medium pages. If…
The future of feminism must be fearless, illuminating and global-minded
Never before has feminism been as mainstream as it is today. Celebrities like Beyoncé, Cardi B and Taylor Swift have popularised the term, as have major brands, Dior, Acne, H&M, to name a few. Feminism has also become a lucrative way to sell a product or service through “femvertising” as the strategic incorporation of feminist…
We should distinguish between globalisation and Patriarchal Imperialist Expansion (PIE)
Globalisation is an especially hot topic at the moment. After the election of Donald Trump, Brexit, and the rise of ultra-right parties in Europe, it is particularly popular to speak of globalisation’s demise. For example, the Financial Times recently published an article titled “Globalisation in retreat”, the Guardian published “Globalisation: the rise and fall of…
7 ways that Africa is shaping globalisation
Globalisation, the compression of the world through cultural exchanges and innovation, is not a new incident to Africa (nor any other part of the world for that matter). Africa is interwoven in a millennia-long global exchange, where it has often lost out but also benefited from and shaped the course of global innovation to a far…