Eleanor Tiplady Higgs
Biographic Data
| ID | 4971034 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eleanor Tiplady Higgs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eleanor Tiplady |
| FAMILY NAME | Higgs |
| SIGNATURE | HIGGS E T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0733-2924 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Making Memory Matter
This paper explores how and why memory matters for religious adherents through an analysis of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) in Johannesburg and the Kenyan-Nubian Muslim community in Nairobi. We argue that memory—like belief—is not located in the interiority of the subject. Rather, a religious community’s memory is materially produced and mediated through its engagement with matter and place, fostering a sense of belonging and sha…
The Ywca of the USA ‘In Service for the Girls of the World’, 1947–1985
Before mid-century, the Young Women's Christian Association of the USA (Y-US) was complicit with global northern imperial projects, as its work with women across national borders was characterised by an ethos of ‘imperial maternalism’. Applying Serene Khader's (2019) analysis of imperialism in global northern feminisms shows that Y-US's approach to ‘overseas’ work was ‘missionary’ in its use and promotion of ‘western’ values and strategies. Altho…
Christianity, Coloniality, and Social Change
Since 1931, there have been two separate Young Women’s Christian Associations ( YWCA s) in South Africa. Each has responded differently to its origins in British coloniality and missionary, evangelical-Protestant Christianity. This article offers a historical, comparative analysis of the YWCA s in South Africa, illustrating their diverging ethical responses to coloniality, racism, and apartheid. Both organisations claimed the ‘ YWCA ’ identity as…
Liberal Christianity and Women’s Global Activism
JusticeforLiz
lt;p>For those who have access to them, social and digital media provide unparalleled opportunities for crossing borders of all kinds, allowing advocates for women’s rights to organise around, through, and despite national and cultural divides. In Inderpal Grewal and Caren Kaplan’s useful and insightful definition of transnational feminism, it is through these \nvery practices of border crossing—including interactions facilitated via digital and …
JusticeforLiz
lt;p>For those who have access to them, social and digital media provide unparalleled opportunities for crossing borders of all kinds, allowing advocates for women’s rights to organise around, through, and despite national and cultural divides. In Inderpal Grewal and Caren Kaplan’s useful and insightful definition of transnational feminism, it is through these \nvery practices of border crossing—including interactions facilitated via digital and …
Christianity, Coloniality, and Social Change
Since 1931, there have been two separate Young Women’s Christian Associations ( YWCA s) in South Africa. Each has responded differently to its origins in British coloniality and missionary, evangelical-Protestant Christianity. This article offers a historical, comparative analysis of the YWCA s in South Africa, illustrating their diverging ethical responses to coloniality, racism, and apartheid. Both organisations claimed the ‘ YWCA ’ identity as…
JusticeforLiz
lt;p>For those who have access to them, social and digital media provide unparalleled opportunities for crossing borders of all kinds, allowing advocates for women’s rights to organise around, through, and despite national and cultural divides. In Inderpal Grewal and Caren Kaplan’s useful and insightful definition of transnational feminism, it is through these \nvery practices of border crossing—including interactions facilitated via digital and …
Liberal Christianity and Women’s Global Activism
Christianity, Coloniality, and Social Change
Since 1931, there have been two separate Young Women’s Christian Associations ( YWCA s) in South Africa. Each has responded differently to its origins in British coloniality and missionary, evangelical-Protestant Christianity. This article offers a historical, comparative analysis of the YWCA s in South Africa, illustrating their diverging ethical responses to coloniality, racism, and apartheid. Both organisations claimed the ‘ YWCA ’ identity as…
The Ywca of the USA ‘In Service for the Girls of the World’, 1947–1985
Before mid-century, the Young Women's Christian Association of the USA (Y-US) was complicit with global northern imperial projects, as its work with women across national borders was characterised by an ethos of ‘imperial maternalism’. Applying Serene Khader's (2019) analysis of imperialism in global northern feminisms shows that Y-US's approach to ‘overseas’ work was ‘missionary’ in its use and promotion of ‘western’ values and strategies. Altho…
Making Memory Matter
This paper explores how and why memory matters for religious adherents through an analysis of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) in Johannesburg and the Kenyan-Nubian Muslim community in Nairobi. We argue that memory—like belief—is not located in the interiority of the subject. Rather, a religious community’s memory is materially produced and mediated through its engagement with matter and place, fostering a sense of belonging and sha…
Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Christianity (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)