Joel Quirk (@joelquirk) 's Twitter Profile
Joel Quirk

@joelquirk

Enslavement and Abolition, Mobility and Work, Social Movements, Gender and Violence, Historical Repair, the Politics and History of Africa. Wits Politics Prof

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Dr Nicole Beardsworth (@nixiib) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is such an important event on the world's most forgotten conflict, the war in #Sudan. Hosted by WiSER in collaboration with The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation #IJR & Crisis Action on the incredible work of the Sudanese Emergency Response Rooms, who recently won the Rafto Foundation prize.

Be A King (@berniceking) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A cartoon about my father from the 1960s. At the time he was assassinated, a poll reflected that he was one of the most hated men in the United States. Today, his message has been distorted by many who would have hated him then, but evoke him now to deter justice and truth.

A cartoon about my father from the 1960s. At the time he was assassinated, a poll reflected that he was one of the most hated men in the United States.

Today, his message has been distorted by many who would have hated him then, but evoke him now to deter justice and truth.
SERI (@seri_rightssa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

[PRESS STATEMENT] SERI salutes Abahlali baseMjondolo on their 20th anniversary Abahlali’s presence is a powerful reminder that the poor are not a problem to be managed, but people whose rights, voices, and struggles must shape our democracy. | shorturl.at/lcF15

[PRESS STATEMENT] SERI salutes Abahlali baseMjondolo on their 20th anniversary

Abahlali’s presence is a powerful reminder that the poor are not a problem to be managed, but people whose rights, voices, and struggles must shape our democracy. 

| shorturl.at/lcF15
Peer Schouten (@peer_schouten) 's Twitter Profile Photo

RSF completes construction of their encirclement of the massive city Al Fasher in Darfur, Sudan. How is it possible we are witnessing this in our time?

Ms. (@aphiwemame) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📺TV Eye (1982) A look into Dr Neil Aggett’s funeral. The SABC was under tight apartheid censorship, and international media captured what the state wouldn’t show.

B.M. (@ireallyhateyou) 's Twitter Profile Photo

From the backlog, December 5, 2023: Popular Israeli TikToker and trainer Hen Ben Moha (hen_bar_ami, 189k followers) posted a video of her trainees exercising to the sound of the new unofficial Israeli anthem "May Their Village Burn". They sing along excitedly. Hen adds "AMEN!"

Joel Quirk (@joelquirk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nucking futs Maria Greeley, 44, was on her way home from her job when she was seized and zip-tied by three ICE masked agents without cause or warning. ICE determined she was an undocumented immigrant because she didn’t “look like” a Greeley. newrepublic.com/post/201745/ic…

#WOMENSART (@womensart1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'The Flower Maiden' by Annie French (1872-1965), Scottish painter, engraver, illustrator and designer associated with the Glasgow School of Art #WomensArt

'The Flower Maiden' by Annie French (1872-1965),  Scottish painter, engraver, illustrator and designer associated with the Glasgow School of Art #WomensArt
Newzroom Afrika (@newzroom405) 's Twitter Profile Photo

[WATCH] A heated argument ensues between Adv. Tembeka Ngcukaitobi and the legal team for former apartheid security police intelligence officer Craig Williamson. Ngcukaitobi wants  Williamson to give names of the people he was involved in killing. His legal team fears he may

Wits HGC (@witshgc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A wonderful Q&A session with Professor Joel Quirk in conversation with Professor Xavier Livermon. An engaging exchange filled with insight and critical reflections on Decolonised Queerness and the politics of the Global South.

A wonderful Q&A session with Professor Joel Quirk in conversation with Professor Xavier Livermon. An engaging exchange filled with insight and critical reflections on Decolonised Queerness and the politics of the Global South.
Africa Is a Country (@africasacountry) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Cameroon’s president has ruled for over four decades by silence and survival. Now, with dynastic succession looming and no clear exit strategy, the country teeters between inertia and implosion. africasacountry.com/2025/10/after-…

Redi Tlhabi (@reditlhabi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What a powerful metaphor: Mnangagwa was forced to complete his State of the Nation address in the dark because the lights went off in Parliament. They are looking for "the culprit" - blaming anyone else but themselves. Leeches; sucking life-giving blood out of the nation.

What a powerful metaphor: Mnangagwa was forced to complete his State of the Nation address in the dark because the lights went off in Parliament. They are looking for "the culprit" - blaming anyone else but themselves. Leeches; sucking life-giving blood out of the nation.