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Kathleen Sheldon

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Independent scholar, historian of African women, Mozambique, and Lusophone Africa. Editor at H-Luso-Africa, https://networks.h-net.org/h-luso-africa www.kathleensheldon.net

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Many thanks for the anti-acknowledgments Ph.D. graduates can find catharsis in subverting the traditional acknowledgements section, our Experimental Error columnist writes

It's already a thing
www.science.org/content/arti...

14.10.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Especially this one (one of several that mentioned him):

14.06.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My sign for today at the #HandsOff protest in Culver City, California.

19.04.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Mackerel Years A book talk by Dr. Kathleen Sheldon

Book talk, about The Mackerel Years: A Memoir of War, Hunger, and Women's History in 1980s Mozambique!
Join us for a light lunch at UCLA African Studies Center, 10383 Bunche Hall, noon on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
www.international.ucla.edu/asc/event/17...

06.04.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As an alumna of Northwestern, I remembered seeing something mentioned about it being at NU, so thanks for this clarification.
I am still concerned about what is happening with the Berks!

18.03.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're catching up on Schitt's Creek.

05.03.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"with his algorithms"... That sounds like a reliable method for finding actual waste. NOT.

02.03.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Once again, he is actually doing whatever he accuses others of doing.
"I was elected to screw the United States, that's the purpose of it."

26.02.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why does this obnoxious statement sound like it was written by AI...
Oh, I am guessing AI will be the new opinion editor.

26.02.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Great Yes, the Great No | William Kentridge | Quaternaire Internationally acclaimed for his drawings, films, theatre and operaproductions, South African artist William Kentridge presents his latestwork for the stage, a play/oratorio/chamber opera set

Cesaire is a character in a wonderful William Kentridge play/opera, The Great Yes, The Great No. It is not easy to see a production, but keep an eye out for it!
quaternaire.org/william-kent...

18.02.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Made worse by his smirky grin about it, he knows it is a stupid answer, ha ha, gaming the journalist!!

13.02.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Outrageous. Back in the early 1970s, Pre-Roe v. Wade, I had to travel to New York from Illinois, with the help of Planned Parenthood, to obtain a safe and legal abortion. But I had the right and the ability to make that trip!

05.12.2024 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've got it in my to-read pile - I hope to get to it sooner rather than later!

21.11.2024 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just saw these photos. I was a UN observer in the area around Maxixe for that election, and I posted these photos at my Facebook page last month. It is terrible to watch the events today.

17.11.2024 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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THE MACKEREL YEARS: : A Memoir of War, Hunger, and Women’s History in 1980s Mozambique by Kathleen Sheldon β€˜personal is political’ post-independent Mozambique , mackerel years ,public histories ,Frelimo government

My memoir is out!
The Mackerel Years: A Memoir of War, Hunger, and Women's History in 1980s Mozambique.
Available to purchase at Africa World Press - avoid Amazon, they have a spam listing that is extremely overpriced.

14.11.2024 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Add me please!

12.11.2024 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Add me please!

12.11.2024 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0