Lyn Johnstone
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3789374 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Lyn Johnstone |
| PRENOMES | Lyn |
| SOBRENOME | Johnstone |
| ASSINATURA | JOHNSTONE L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of London |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-8603-9288 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Queer Worldmaking in Wanuri Kahiu's FilmRafiki
This article argues that Wanuri Kahiu's film Rafiki is an exemplar of worldmaking in queer African cinema. By analysing key scenes from the film, I uncover the ways in which Rafiki offers queer Kenyans a visual affirmation of a queer world which exists counter to the world of hegemonic heteronormativity in Kenya. Key contributors to Rafiki's worldmaking potential, I argue, are the director's use of tropes of futurity, horizon, and queer utopic sp…
Rwanda and the question of Commonwealth relevance
Rwanda’s accession to the Commonwealth is often cited as a reason for the organisation’s continued relevance. And yet, in spite of this positioning as poster child for a more cosmopolitan Commonwealth, there is very little evidence, in the corpus of Commonwealth literature, to show how accession of states such as Rwanda boost the argument for relevance. In 2015, I travelled to Rwanda to gain an understanding of the effect that Commonwealth member…
The Politics of Conducting Research in Africa
Queer Worldmaking in Wanuri Kahiu's FilmRafiki
This article argues that Wanuri Kahiu's film Rafiki is an exemplar of worldmaking in queer African cinema. By analysing key scenes from the film, I uncover the ways in which Rafiki offers queer Kenyans a visual affirmation of a queer world which exists counter to the world of hegemonic heteronormativity in Kenya. Key contributors to Rafiki's worldmaking potential, I argue, are the director's use of tropes of futurity, horizon, and queer utopic sp…
Rwanda and the question of Commonwealth relevance
Rwanda’s accession to the Commonwealth is often cited as a reason for the organisation’s continued relevance. And yet, in spite of this positioning as poster child for a more cosmopolitan Commonwealth, there is very little evidence, in the corpus of Commonwealth literature, to show how accession of states such as Rwanda boost the argument for relevance. In 2015, I travelled to Rwanda to gain an understanding of the effect that Commonwealth member…
The Politics of Conducting Research in Africa
Rwanda and the question of Commonwealth relevance
Rwanda’s accession to the Commonwealth is often cited as a reason for the organisation’s continued relevance. And yet, in spite of this positioning as poster child for a more cosmopolitan Commonwealth, there is very little evidence, in the corpus of Commonwealth literature, to show how accession of states such as Rwanda boost the argument for relevance. In 2015, I travelled to Rwanda to gain an understanding of the effect that Commonwealth member…
Queer Worldmaking in Wanuri Kahiu's FilmRafiki
This article argues that Wanuri Kahiu's film Rafiki is an exemplar of worldmaking in queer African cinema. By analysing key scenes from the film, I uncover the ways in which Rafiki offers queer Kenyans a visual affirmation of a queer world which exists counter to the world of hegemonic heteronormativity in Kenya. Key contributors to Rafiki's worldmaking potential, I argue, are the director's use of tropes of futurity, horizon, and queer utopic sp…
Political science (3 obras) · Aesthetics (2 obras) · Art (2 obras) · Law (2 obras) · Law (2 obras) · Philosophy (2 obras) · Politics (2 obras) · Sociology (2 obras) · Affect (linguistics) (1 obras) · African history and culture studies (1 obras)