Tag: racial capitalism
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The coloniality of sexual violence
On the evening of 17th March 2025, the state of Israel unilaterally ended a nominal two-month ceasefire in Gaza. In one of the deadliest episodes of the whole genocide, that night’s assault killed more than 400 Palestinians and wounded more than 550. The morning after, Netanyahu made a statement announcing the resumption of hostilities. He…
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Spanish translation of article on Gisèle Pelicot
My article on Gisèle Pelicot and abolition feminism, originally published on the Abolitionist Futures blog, has now been translated into Spanish by the wonderful comrades at Zona de Estrategia. You can read the Spanish version below – please do share onwards to any Spanish speakers/readers you think might be interested. https://zonaestrategia.net/hace-falta-todo-un-pueblo-para-violar-a-una-mujer-comunidad-modernidad-y-gisele-pelicot/
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Sexual violence as the pretext for disposal: talk and discussion at California State
I recently did a talk and discussion for California State University San Bernardino’s ‘Conversations on Race and Policing‘ series, which is now on YouTube and Spotify (also embedded below). This was based on Chapter Six of my upcoming book – the chapter focuses on how sexual violence functions as a bordering project, and traces what…
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New article on community, capitalism and Gisèle Pelicot
I have a short article out on the Abolitionist Futures blog called “It takes a village to rape a woman.’ Community, modernity, and Gisèle Pelicot.’ It draws on material from my upcoming book to reflect on what ‘community’ means in racial capitalism and how this relates to sexual violence. You can read it at https://abolitionistfutures.com/latest-news/it-takes-a-village-to-rape-a-woman…
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New book coming soon
I have created a page on my website to let people know about my new book, Sexual Violence in Racial Capitalism, which is out with Manchester University Press either late this year or early next. The page contains summaries of all the chapters and an overview of what and who the book is for. I’m…
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Sexual Violence in authoritarian populism
My book Sexual Violence in Racial Capitalism will be out either later this year or early next, from Manchester University Press. I’ve done a few talks based on the book in the past year or so, but now the first published ‘sneak peek’ is out. I did an interview with the fantastic Aurelien Mondon from…
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Re-enclosure in the Stack? Digital violence in a neofeudal age
I recently gave a talk for the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, based on the final chapter of my forthcoming book Personal Business: Sexual Violence in Racial Capitalism (with Manchester University Press). You can read the abstract and watch the video below. This talk explores online violence against women, a phenomenon usually situated…
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From ‘sex-based rights’ to ‘become ungovernable’: from supremacy to solidarity
‘The inclusion of men who claim to have a female ‘gender identity’ into the category of women in law, policies and practice constitutes discrimination against women by impairing the recognition of women’s sex-based human rights. Organizations that promote the concept of ‘gender identity’ challenge the right of women and girls to define themselves on the…
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White feminism and the racial capitalist protection racket: from #MeToo to Me, Not You
Originally published on the Manchester University Press blog On May 25th 2020, Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd, an act that precipitated a powerful wave of Black Lives Matter protests across the world. May 25th 2020 was also the day Amy Cooper (a white woman) called the police on birdwatcher Christian Cooper (a…
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Transphobia, whorephobia and (as) capitalist-colonial gender
This is the first of a series of blogs I will write following the webinar on my book Me, Not You: the trouble with mainstream feminism. This was broadcast on April 7th to over 100 attendees, who asked some fantastic questions! Because I didn’t get a chance to answer all these during the session, I…
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