Unshackling the Past The Legal Journey to the Abolition of Slavery in England, 2023
Scholars often overlook the shifts that occurred within the context of legal challenges and judgm... more Scholars often overlook the shifts that occurred within the context of legal challenges and judgments in Britain during the late 18th Century as pivotal factors in the abolition of slavery in Britain. I argue, through landmark cases and the steady evolution of jurisprudence, the courts played an instrumental role in steering the moral and political direction towards the abolition of slavery. These cases illustrate how law both reflected and shaped the moral compass of the nation against slavery.
Football and the Development of a Pan-African Identity, 2022
Africa and Colonialism Football and the Development of a Pan-African Identity Ever since the firs... more Africa and Colonialism Football and the Development of a Pan-African Identity Ever since the first-century Roman poet Juvenal coined the phrase, Mens Sana est in Corpore Sano, Western civilization has accepted the validity of the idea that a healthy mind depends on a healthy body. When the Europeans colonized Africa eighteen centuries later, they chose to ignore an already thriving culture of sport on the continent and instead saw their sporting tradition as a way to "provide civilized black youth with healthy distractions and to complete their physical and moral education at the school of discipline and endurance that the practice of sport entails" 1 Peter Alegi's fascinating book, African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game, investigates the role of football in colonialism. In his first chapter, Alegi reminds us that during the scramble and after the conquest, most colonizing states lacked a comparable sporting culture to Britain. Eager to bring with them the sport that they enjoyed for
Struggling to Gain Balance: The Psychological Effects of Colonialism on African Adolescents in the novel Nervous Conditions , 2022
Set in postcolonial Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Tsitsi Dangarembga's 1988 novel Nervous Conditions is to... more Set in postcolonial Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Tsitsi Dangarembga's 1988 novel Nervous Conditions is told through the reflective voice of Tambu as she recounts her years spent at a European mission school away from her family's homestead. When Tambu's uncle offers to provide money for her schooling and fees after the death of her brother, she believes her dream of gaining an education has come true. The novel focuses on Tambu and her cousin, Nyasha. It is through her relationship with Nyasha, who is British-educated, that Tambu comes to understand
This research essay was written for undergraduate study at the University of Vermont for South Af... more This research essay was written for undergraduate study at the University of Vermont for South African History taught by Professor Sean. Stillwell; and written by Charles Murphy.
Both Amir and Khalil's Zahra's Paradise and Sinan Antoon's I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody use literary... more Both Amir and Khalil's Zahra's Paradise and Sinan Antoon's I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody use literary art to capture the existential minefield of totalitarian societies. Although different in their literary styles and setting, the novel's characters' struggles transcend their specific situations, reflecting the nature of life under repressive totalitarian regimes. The panic and terror
Unshackling the Past The Legal Journey to the Abolition of Slavery in England, 2023
Scholars often overlook the shifts that occurred within the context of legal challenges and judgm... more Scholars often overlook the shifts that occurred within the context of legal challenges and judgments in Britain during the late 18th Century as pivotal factors in the abolition of slavery in Britain. I argue, through landmark cases and the steady evolution of jurisprudence, the courts played an instrumental role in steering the moral and political direction towards the abolition of slavery. These cases illustrate how law both reflected and shaped the moral compass of the nation against slavery.
Football and the Development of a Pan-African Identity, 2022
Africa and Colonialism Football and the Development of a Pan-African Identity Ever since the firs... more Africa and Colonialism Football and the Development of a Pan-African Identity Ever since the first-century Roman poet Juvenal coined the phrase, Mens Sana est in Corpore Sano, Western civilization has accepted the validity of the idea that a healthy mind depends on a healthy body. When the Europeans colonized Africa eighteen centuries later, they chose to ignore an already thriving culture of sport on the continent and instead saw their sporting tradition as a way to "provide civilized black youth with healthy distractions and to complete their physical and moral education at the school of discipline and endurance that the practice of sport entails" 1 Peter Alegi's fascinating book, African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game, investigates the role of football in colonialism. In his first chapter, Alegi reminds us that during the scramble and after the conquest, most colonizing states lacked a comparable sporting culture to Britain. Eager to bring with them the sport that they enjoyed for
Struggling to Gain Balance: The Psychological Effects of Colonialism on African Adolescents in the novel Nervous Conditions , 2022
Set in postcolonial Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Tsitsi Dangarembga's 1988 novel Nervous Conditions is to... more Set in postcolonial Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Tsitsi Dangarembga's 1988 novel Nervous Conditions is told through the reflective voice of Tambu as she recounts her years spent at a European mission school away from her family's homestead. When Tambu's uncle offers to provide money for her schooling and fees after the death of her brother, she believes her dream of gaining an education has come true. The novel focuses on Tambu and her cousin, Nyasha. It is through her relationship with Nyasha, who is British-educated, that Tambu comes to understand
This research essay was written for undergraduate study at the University of Vermont for South Af... more This research essay was written for undergraduate study at the University of Vermont for South African History taught by Professor Sean. Stillwell; and written by Charles Murphy.
Both Amir and Khalil's Zahra's Paradise and Sinan Antoon's I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody use literary... more Both Amir and Khalil's Zahra's Paradise and Sinan Antoon's I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody use literary art to capture the existential minefield of totalitarian societies. Although different in their literary styles and setting, the novel's characters' struggles transcend their specific situations, reflecting the nature of life under repressive totalitarian regimes. The panic and terror
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