I am/have been working on some things about Africa as an imaginary and women as an imaginary in global humanitarian policies, so I was moved to comment by: "the law was a method through which personhood was imagined". I think that's what I want to get at, so thanks for putting it this way; it is sparking in a helpful way.
Been waiting for this. Fascinating. Clarifies alot. Been reading up on the death penalty's non-abolition and this is the broader historical frame I needed to make sense of what's been called "inertia". I have so many questions. But I'll just ask this(for now): these notes are for a longer thing, yes?
You are kind. I will leave longer things to legal scholars. They have the time to comb through parliamentary Hansards and similar records. It is stunning to see how many laws created to deal with the Emergency are still on the books. Very telling about how the state imagines independence.
I am/have been working on some things about Africa as an imaginary and women as an imaginary in global humanitarian policies, so I was moved to comment by: "the law was a method through which personhood was imagined". I think that's what I want to get at, so thanks for putting it this way; it is sparking in a helpful way.
I’m glad it was helpful!
Been waiting for this. Fascinating. Clarifies alot. Been reading up on the death penalty's non-abolition and this is the broader historical frame I needed to make sense of what's been called "inertia". I have so many questions. But I'll just ask this(for now): these notes are for a longer thing, yes?
You are kind. I will leave longer things to legal scholars. They have the time to comb through parliamentary Hansards and similar records. It is stunning to see how many laws created to deal with the Emergency are still on the books. Very telling about how the state imagines independence.