Amy Froide, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
While the film introduces viewers to women who were important political figures in British history, it doesn’t quite capture just how much power and influence these women actually wielded.
It’s hailed as one of the greatest works of fiction to emerge from Africa. But Things Fall Apart was written in English, sparking debate about the colonisation of language.
One of the plundered Benin plaques, at the British Museum.
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The politics of curry
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Whether being called 'curry munchers' or pigeonholed as authorities on a dish largely invented by the British, diasporic South Asians are emulsified in a deep pool of curry.
Diego Garcia, as seen from space.
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The UK is increasingly isolated in its claim to the Chagos Islands. If an international court finds in Mauritius’s favour, the implications could be huge.
As they shook off a particularly unpleasant colonial hangover, the justices of India’s Supreme Court issued a remarkably emotional set of judgments.
Successive governments have seen the Great Barrier Reef not just as a scientific wonder, but as a channel to further economic development.
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The $444 million awarded to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation has been criticised as a politically calculated move. But governments have been asking what the reef can do for them ever since colonial times.
The cash machine doesn’t work for everyone.
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Whether being called ‘curry munchers’ or pigeonholed as authorities on a dish largely invented by the British, diasporic South Asians are emulsified in a deep pool of curry.
The arrival of the Empire Windrush – back in Britain.
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When the Empire Windrush arrived in Tilbury Docks 70 years ago, it was on a return journey – having taken West Indian war veterans back to the Caribbean.
Uganda has some of the most severe anti-gay laws in the world.
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The Commonwealth Games do not get the same level of media coverage as the Olympics. But a one-time Commonwealth gold medallist says the Games are still an important athletic competition.
Flags of the Commonwealth on display at the opening ceremony of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
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