"Decolonizing Knowledge and Knowers contributes to the current struggles for decolonizing education in the global South, focusing on the highly illuminating case of South Africa higher education. Galvanized by #FeesMustFall and #RhodesMustFall student protests, South Africa has …
Genetic ancestry: our stories, our pasts
by Torres, Jada Benn, Torres Colón, Gabriel A.
fromRoutledge Focus
This book focuses on the scientific nature and limitations of genetic ancestry testing. Co-authored by a genetic anthropologist and a cultural anthropologist, it examines the social, historical, and cultural dimensions of how people interpret genetic ancestry data. Utilizing exa…
Introduction: Encounters between bioethics and the posthumanities / Danielle Sands -- Therapy, enhancement, and the social model of disability / Michael Wee -- Rethinking the posthuman in bioethics / David Boden and Sarah Chan -- Gen-ethics, policy and the posthumanities / Ruth …
"Focusing on the role of harmony in Chinese international relations (IR) theory, this book seeks to illuminate Chinese understandings of world politics and foreign policy. Taking a decolonial approach and rooted in China's cultural and epistemic terms, the title first describes …
Ukraine: contested nationhood in a European context
by Schmid, Ulrich, Sellars, Roy
fromRoutledge Focus
"Prior to the dramatic events of 2014 and the increase in international attention, Ukraine was often considered to be a Russian backwater with unrealistic aspirations of independence or full sovereignty. This book challenges the common view that Ukraine is a country split betwee…
Introduction -- Enshrining economic models into the Constitution -- Providing access to property : framed by economic development -- Women and economic development: determined by reproductive work -- Social Policy and Economic Development : inseparable -- Unpacking the multiple …
"This book offers a thorough analysis of how romantic love between Black men and women (referred to here as Black Love) is portrayed in Hollywood films, specifically from the perspective of Black female filmmakers. Using historical and contemporary images of Black female represe…