Category Archives: Research Posts

Dark is beautiful: the battle to end the world’s obsession with lighter skin by Mary-Rose Abraham Dislike of one’s own skin tone starts right when a child comes into the world, with their own family and classmates and teachers. May-Rose mentions that … Continue reading →

All’s Fair in Love and Cream: A Cultural Case Study of Fair & Lovely in India by Natasha Shevde Fair & lovely and Poverty Fair & lovely is popular brand mostly in small Villages. Through this reading, Shevde teaches us the process how … Continue reading →

India and Colorism: The Finer Nuances by Neha Mishra In trying to understand how the Indians were treated during the time when India was under Britain colony and how that affected modern-day India was both interesting and gross. During Britain … Continue reading →

After recognizing that by pursuing this topic, I too am a westerner that has not been back to Afghanistan since I was born there. However, the stories that I have heard from my family members and the research that Jenny … Continue reading →

After the attacks of September 11, 2001, the American public and the west including citizens in the west became familiar with the women of Afghanistan and their lives. Prior to this attack, Afghanistan was not on the radar of any … Continue reading →

Jenny Nordberg’s case study examines the lives of many girls that are forced to dress as boys as they struggle to attend school, provide for their families, or to help bring honor to their family homes. However, these girls are … Continue reading →

For my last research post I thought I would discuss the other research projects that fellow students presented on. After watching all the presentations I thought some people had some great ideas and topics. Specifically, I really enjoyed the presentation … Continue reading →

https://www.timeout.com/london/shopping/the-best-food-markets-in-london   Borough Market is not the only food market in London. The city boasts numerous new trendy food market stops. It would be interesting to compare the different food markets. Looking at the different history surrounding their creations and … Continue reading →

In addition to Williams and Hall, I will be incorporating Stoddard and Cornwell’s Cosmopolitan or mongrel? Créolité, hybridity and ‘douglarisation’ in Trinidad” and Homi Bhabha’s “The Location of Culture” to analyze the rise of Sheng in Nairobi. As Kenya’s history as … Continue reading →

After spending the time researching this paper and looking the idea of Marriage and what it means to a number of people my scope of marriage/partnership/companionship has changed. By looking at this through theorists and seeing how these theories can … Continue reading →