African-American, The Profession 23 Jan 2014 Slavery, memory, property Like many people interested in African-American studies and the history of the slave trade, I was thrilled to get the… John Drabinski 7 Comments
African, Postcolonial 17 Jan 2014 Memory of Lumumba Today, 17 January, is the anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba in 1961. Saying it is the 53rd anniversary… John Drabinski No Comments
African-American, Music Film Culture, White-American 30 Dec 2013 Race, Apology, and Ani DiFranco The time of social media events is short, so writing a few words on Ani DiFranco's apology (or apologetically toned… John Drabinski 5 Comments
Caribbean, European, Postcolonial 09 Dec 2013 On decolonizing the colonizer One of the central questions of my Levinas and the Postcolonial is why we haven't asked what should be a very… John Drabinski 2 Comments
African-American, Music Film Culture 04 Dec 2013 Baldwin, language, spirituals The function of the spirituals in the African-American intellectual tradition is well-known, especially in the work of W.E.B. Du Bois… John Drabinski No Comments
