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Postcolonial Negotiations of Neoliberalism & Revolution at the State University of Zanzibar
No full textSince the entrance of Arab intellectual culture onto Zanzibar, the Indian Ocean archipelago has long been recognized as a generations-deep haven for intellectually revolutionary dialogue and collectivism. Today however, in postcolonial Zanzibar, where revolutionary legacies once ushered in the hope of an emancipatory sociopolitical order characterized by progressive African socialism and egalitarian home rule, the impingement of a neoliberal global regime—the political economic order that supposes that human wellbeing and freedom are best advanced by industrial liberalization, private-market freedoms, unobstructed property rights, and free trade—has thrown revolutionary dreams of governance, independent nationhood, and political identity into flux. While the neoliberal prioritization of “technological rationality” (“the quantification of life based predominantly on market productivity rather than social capability”) has promoted sociopolitical dislocation and alienation, Zanzibar’s genealogical revolutionary ideology has once again come under threat.
Amidst these tensions, this thesis will examine the case of a prominent public institution of neoliberal birth, The State University of Zanzibar (SUZA), and ask whether it can meaningfully serve as a contemporary agent for Zanzibar’s legacy of intellectual revolutionary dialogue. We examine SUZA not because its situation is isolated to the institution itself or even Zanzibar, but because the capacity of Zanzibari educational spaces to mirror broader ideological negotiations fits into a larger, global pattern of university politics. By examining Zanzibar in focus, we can meaningfully address geographically-specific neoliberal developments while also better understanding Zanzibar’s place in this present global political shift. Therefore, this thesis is questioning the capacity of SUZA and the East African university to host revolutionary dialogues in the age of neoliberalism, which allows us to consider implications for the revolutionary futures of Zanzibar and postcolonial East Africa. If this work is to find that a leading, ideology-setting university can no longer serve as a conduit of revolutionary discourse, then one is forced to grapple with the deep permeability of the neoliberal order—which leads us to the question (which will not be answered in this work) of where revolutionary thought may be found and fostered in the crisis era of globalized neoliberalism
Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Reproductive Inequity among Incarcerated Black Women
Get PDFIn my thesis, I will argue that Black incarcerated women face increased reproductive disparities as a result of their multiple marginalized identities. Even though Black women have the fastest growth rate of incarceration there is minimal evidence on how imprisonment affects their already inadequate reproductive health care. I begin by providing a history of mass incarceration in the United States and explain how it disproportionately affects the Black community. I then document Black women’s history of gynecological and reproductive abuse, starting with slavery and closing with present-day inequalities such as forced sterilization and disproportionate rates of infant and maternal mortality. After explaining Black women’s reproductive history, I depict stories of the detestable health care afforded to women in prison. Finally, I close with a call to action. I analyze examples of prison reproductive interventions in the hope that the interventions mentioned will be used as a jumping-off point for more large-scale change. It is crucial that the unique reproductive inequity Black incarcerated women face is met with extensive empirical research and documentation in order to effectively bring an end to these injustices
What the Landscape Tells Us: Nationalism and the Erasure of Indigenous Narratives and Histories on Long Island, NY
Get PDFHere and There, Here and Now: A Multi-Lens Analysis of the Politics of Korean-American Adoption in the United States
No full text“They Pushed Me to Continue My Education”, “Portate Bien Que Nada Te Cuesta”: The Impact Of Latinx Values and Culture on Latinx Students\u27 Aspirations and Achievements
No full textKorean International Students (yuhaksaengs) in New York City: A phenomenological study on the US college experiences of Korean international students in relation to privilege, class, and race
Get PDFThis study examines the college experiences of Korean international (KI) students who are currently enrolled in U.S. colleges located in New York City (NYC); it attempts to understand and humanize their personal experiences and struggles in the educational sphere before and during college. Based on previous literature on globalization in education and transnational mobility of international students in the educational landscape, this study uncovers multiple phenomena such as globalization in education and a rise in study abroad in modern Korean society. The in-depth interviews with eight KI students in NYC present nuanced narratives of the participants that reveal both privileges and challenges of the US college experiences: an early exposure to global education before college, accumulation of social and cultural capital through western education, racialization and ethnic categorization in social spaces, and the legal complexities in employment. Through this study, I hope to provide a more comprehensive and balanced portraiture of the US college experiences of KI students
