I have written about Barbara Kingsolver’s (and other figures’, such as Salman Rushdie’s) novelistic art here before and even referred to The Poisonwood Bible cursorily…
Posts tagged as “whiteness”
In many ways, this is a time of awakening. I should say “rude awakening”, because the awakening I am speaking of holds many unpleasant surprises.…
When I was recently asked to perform a few of my songs at the private birthday party of an old fan from the Voëlvry era,…
A preamble: just as Penny Sparrow does not speak for me, I do not speak for any of you. But I am hoping that some…
My last post “Whiteness is like herpes” did exactly what I thought it would. It resonated with a small number of fellow whites who correctly…
In certain circles I could suggest, “the real problems of the world are those caused by white masculine capitalist hegemony!” I might get a few…
I can sum up my feelings over the last 20 years of democracy in South Africa as being a progression of emotions, from concern (pre…
There is a refrain that is often heard around the braai or the water cooler, and it goes like this: “Why should I have to…
By Lorato Palesa Modongo “Coming to a new country always forces you to confront things about yourself that you never considered before.” — Staceyann Chin,…
You know now that you have it but prefer not to talk about it. Every now and then it surfaces like a rash, provoking discomfort,…