Fairytales have never been about fairies per say. They carry deep, disturbing connotations that would be deemed inappropriate for their target audience if not cloaked in the linear felicitations of filial, romantic and moral closures. They have also always been White, and in colonial extensions of epistemic occupation, shaped reading experiences around the world, cumulatively … Continue reading Manifesting Sideways
Tag: reflection
Membranes & Morsels
The human anatomy is amusing; with skin as an enveloping membrane, it is a constantly mutating exterior with a relatively constant, organic interior. Our exterior is shaped by the forces and gradations of esteem, prejudice, reflection and absorption, and our personhood is often transposed to objects external to our bodies. Our feelings and desires are … Continue reading Membranes & Morsels