colonial history

A historical analysis of how European colonial legacies shaped beauty pageants in Latin America and the Caribbean, influencing gender roles, racial hierarchies, and national identity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Abstract: The Spanish coloniz

An examination of how the Ethiopian Tabot came to Westminster Abbey, and what its presence reveals about colonial power, religious authority, and the ethics of restitution.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Abstract Twice every week, students at Wes

An analysis of how British colonial authorities regulated Indigenous African dance—and how movement became a site of resistance, memory, and cultural resurgence.