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I'm pleased that this #article is published in #Antipode. As five women #scholars of colour, my co-authors and I use #Palestine as a portal and 2020 #BLM protests to expose #racism within #DevelopmentStudies AND challenge the #epistemic #violence of #academic #publishing: dx.doi.org/10.1111/anti...
— Robtel Neajai Pailey (@robtelneajai.bsky.social) 6:57 · Oct 21, 2026
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