Richard RaberMining in Kyrgyzstan: Unearthing SolidarityAmongst some scholars a falsehood persists centred on a static, insular and perhaps vacuous, Central Asia; a region mysteriously extricated…Dec 21, 2017Dec 21, 2017
Richard RaberSettler amnesia in the age of Canada 150Will much-hyped birthday bring consequential action, or more nausea-inducing revisionism?Jul 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017
Richard RaberProgress and Making the Native Disappear in South AfricaIn the name of modernity and capital expansion, indigenous peoples across the globe have been slaughtered, dispossessed and made to be…Jun 29, 2017Jun 29, 2017
Richard RaberRural Patronage, Dehumanisation and the Traditional Khoi-San Leadership BillAs the government continues to march forward with the Traditional Khoi-San Leadership Bill, we must consider the nature of power it wishes…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Richard RaberSelf-sufficient Communities are Being Forced into Becoming Capital-DependentCommercial interests in South Africa continue to view rural people as problems to be removed to the peripheries while their plight remains…Apr 19, 2017Apr 19, 2017
Richard RaberGlobal Connectivity to Personal Disconnect: The Collapse of Public Discourse in the Digital EraPeople you may know. Pages you may like. Our online lives may be more insular than we recognise, while negatively affecting our civic life.Mar 3, 2017Mar 3, 2017
Richard RaberEmpathy and Vulnerability in the Digital AgeWhile the technological advances of the 21st century have brought us unparalleled ways to connect with each-other through social media…Jan 27, 2017Jan 27, 2017
Richard RaberWe are talking at rather than to each otherMarx was right, modernity is mirrored by the inherent contradictions in capitalism. Capital moves in ways that both dazzle and menace…Dec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016
Richard RaberEnvironmental Racism in the Postracial EraVideos depicting the senseless murders of unarmed people of colour have given birth to a new social movement, #BlackLivesMatter, while…Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016
Richard RaberRejecting Postracialism: Whiteness, Morality and DecencyBeginning with the contention that most white people view racism conceptually as bad, evil or at least something that is undesirable to be…Aug 8, 20163Aug 8, 20163