Ruby Ekkel unpacks Anna Kingsford’s arguments for feminist vegetarianism in the age of English roast beef. Life as a nineteenth-century vegetarian could be hard. Meat was held in high esteem as a sign of wealth and a promoter of British … Continue reading
In the next blog in the VIDA colour series, Unaludo Sechele explores how the colour pink has influenced women’s understandings of breast cancer awareness in Botswana. Pink, like many other colours, is a colour that has been embraced all over … Continue reading
Vera Mackie considers the deployment of the colour yellow in diverse political contexts, from protest against sexual violence to protest both for and against democratic principles. No colour has intrinsically positive or negative connotations. It depends on the evolving context … Continue reading
Angelika Heurich explores the ideological influence of attributing the colour teal to define community independents as a collective political identity rather than true independents in modern Australian politics. Colours have long been used in political campaigns and by social movements to signify political … Continue reading
Megan Doney explores how the colour orange has come to represent the movement against gun violence and how such protests intersect with the feminisation of gun violence activism. Orange is one of the “most polarizing” colours, writes Katy Kelleher in The … Continue reading
In the next instalment of the Colour Series, Rebecca Swartz, Ana Stevenson and Sarah-Jane Walton engage with the representation of the colour black in protest movements to challenge the apartheid state and end gender-based violence. In September 2019, following the … Continue reading
Many organisations inside the South African protest movement against apartheid implemented colour as a way to represent and reflect their goals. These colours remain central to the future of South Africa today. In various protest movements around the world, single … Continue reading
For the first post in our Gender, Emotions, and the Colours of Protest Series, Vera Mackie and Sharon Crozier-De Rosa analyse the colour green at pro-choice protests. In June 2022, protesters across the USA took to the streets to signify their … Continue reading
This blog begins a new series, edited by Vera Mackie and Sharon Crozier-De Rosa, dedicated to exploring the role of color and emotions in the history of social movements. Emotions, Colour, Protest Social movements engage in framing activities to enable … Continue reading