Academic: Hindi & Urdu; South Asian & Postcolonial studies. Branch Secretary @UCUSOAS. Belfast born; London based. Expect some 🏳️🌈. he/him
Oct 20, 2020 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
“This government stands unequivocally against Critical Race Theory”. 😳
It’s not just Trump: the Tories are every bit as extreme in their attacks on legitimate and profoundly important academic work. I really am a bit speechless... #CriticalRaceTheory
I can’t get over this. #CriticalRaceTheory as an “ideology”. Fuck off. And #BLM denigrated as “political”: OF COURSE IT’S FUCKING POLITICAL. #ToriesOut
Oct 20, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Between disestablishmentarianism and going to war with the north, today has a real 1530s vibe... 😏
Not really trying at all in making a serious historical point; just want an excuse for Henry Cavill gifs...
Jan 22, 2019 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Well, if anyone was suggesting #empire was a thing of the past, they’ll be heartened to learn that “Empress #Victoria will Remain Immortal”, according to the Hindu Sena 😏
It’s tempting to laugh, but some of the rhetoric around this evocation of the “glories” of British rule are truly scary: chiefly, “Britishers helped India to get independence in 1857 from foreign Islamic invaders/terrorist” 🤯
