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Jacobites, Logwood and Enslavement

Rethinking Scots' activities in the Early Modern Caribbean

January 13, 2026
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Decolonizing the human: Beginning from Edward Said’s humanism

Benjamin P. Davis explores the influence of Edward Said on his novel reading of humanity in decolonial theory.

Edinburgh University Press
May 5, 2025

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Decolonising human rights: a Q&A with Benjamin P. Davis

I want to talk about how all of us can decolonise human rights in our everyday lives, in constructive and imaginative ways

Edinburgh University Press
August 23, 2023