PinnedCynthia Mbuthia‘Too Good to be a Woman’: The Deliberate Targeting of Caster Semenya“It’s weird…in regular life, I’d go to bat for Caster to have every single right. But on the track, we need to have a clear, objective…May 2, 20193May 2, 20193
PinnedCynthia MbuthiaSymphonies and Stars: On Stephen Hawking, Classical Music and WonderThis week the world lost one of its brightest minds. To myself and countless others, Stephen Hawking was the subject of reverence and that…Mar 17, 20181Mar 17, 20181
Cynthia MbuthiaFire on the MountainThere is fire on the mountaintop, and no one is running.Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
Cynthia MbuthiaThe Jeremy Kyle show was funded by the British government- why?As the dust settles on the set of the Jeremy Kyle show, important conversations about the underlying issues of this type of TV — where…May 22, 20191May 22, 20191
Cynthia Mbuthia‘Too Good to be a Woman’: The Deliberate Targeting of Caster Semenya“It’s weird…in regular life, I’d go to bat for Caster to have every single right. But on the track, we need to have a clear, objective…May 2, 2019May 2, 2019
Cynthia MbuthiaMonuments, Presidents and Gods: No More Bowing to the Big Men of African PoliticsDepartments of African Studies love to talk about the ‘Big Man’ theory. They love to explain how charismatic nationalist leaders of…Jul 10, 2018Jul 10, 2018
Cynthia MbuthiaTrophy Hunting- Carnal Desires and the Legacies of Colonial ExploitationOnce upon a time, European men landed on the continent of Africa. They studied the land, mapped it, catalogued various exotic species, set…Nov 18, 20171Nov 18, 20171