https://www.kathryntoure.net Education, Research, Partnerships Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:34:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 https://www.kathryntoure.net/2023/03/09/inner-peace-inner-power-insights-of-women-leaders/ https://www.kathryntoure.net/2023/03/09/inner-peace-inner-power-insights-of-women-leaders/#comments Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:10:55 +0000 admin https://www.kathryntoure.net/?p=2091 I need to take time to check in with me, rather than just rush around doing things in the world. Some ask: Is self-time selfish? I know that when I introspect, I am more centred and grounded in who I am and what I’m about. I can be more present, listen better, and be more useful in the world that way.]]> https://www.kathryntoure.net/2023/03/09/inner-peace-inner-power-insights-of-women-leaders/feed/ 0 https://www.kathryntoure.net/2022/08/14/is-decolonization-more-than-a-buzzword/ https://www.kathryntoure.net/2022/08/14/is-decolonization-more-than-a-buzzword/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2022 15:50:15 +0000 admin https://www.kathryntoure.net/?p=2064 Through a “tour” of sessions of the April 2022 African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) conference, Kathryn Toure tries to show that decolonization, more than jargon or a mere buzzword, is a process in progress.]]> https://www.kathryntoure.net/2022/08/14/is-decolonization-more-than-a-buzzword/feed/ 0 https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/10/02/journeying-through-hisherourstory-from-florida-to-kansas-city/ https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/10/02/journeying-through-hisherourstory-from-florida-to-kansas-city/#comments Sat, 02 Oct 2021 16:50:29 +0000 admin https://www.kathryntoure.net/?p=1990 Does knowing history change history? In the form of an illustrated letter to family and friends, I take the reader on a journey through time. Determined curiosity leads me to encounters that reveal what I was not taught at school. I believe we become more humxn when we connect: with those who came before, with [...]]]> https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/10/02/journeying-through-hisherourstory-from-florida-to-kansas-city/feed/ 11 https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/04/23/contextualising-ethics-in-a-dynamic-world/ https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/04/23/contextualising-ethics-in-a-dynamic-world/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:02:53 +0000 admin https://www.kathryntoure.net/?p=1960 On the one hand, research ethics are universal in that they have to do with respecting rights and dignity, not doing harm, and ensuring community participation in research and benefits to the communities where the research takes place. On the other, context is dynamic and plays a role in determining the ethical considerations in research processes. Tensions exist. How do [...]]]> https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/04/23/contextualising-ethics-in-a-dynamic-world/feed/ 0 https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/01/28/cross-sectoral-approaches-to-ending-gender-based-violence-art-activism-research/ https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/01/28/cross-sectoral-approaches-to-ending-gender-based-violence-art-activism-research/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:25:19 +0000 admin https://www.kathryntoure.net/?p=1936 The Human Rights Institute and the Mailman School of Public Health's Global Health Justice and Governance Program host an interdisciplinary conversation between researchers, artists, and activists about approaches to ending gender-based violence (GBV), and the increase in GBV during the COVID-19 pandemic. ]]> https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/01/28/cross-sectoral-approaches-to-ending-gender-based-violence-art-activism-research/feed/ 1 https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/01/15/covid-stories-from-east-africa-and-beyond-lived-experiences-and-forward-looking-reflections/ https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/01/15/covid-stories-from-east-africa-and-beyond-lived-experiences-and-forward-looking-reflections/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:04:15 +0000 admin https://www.kathryntoure.net/?p=1924 Coronavirus happened and is still with us. Its impact has been far reaching, and many lives have been deeply disrupted, even lost. Africans have sought to cope with it in various ways, including giving it names of derision, names of defiance, and names that point to a determination to overcome it. In one of Kenya’s [...]]]> https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/01/15/covid-stories-from-east-africa-and-beyond-lived-experiences-and-forward-looking-reflections/feed/ 0 https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/01/15/parenting-across-cultures-continents-and-generations/ https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/01/15/parenting-across-cultures-continents-and-generations/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:56:42 +0000 admin https://www.kathryntoure.net/?p=1920 When I was asked to write on feminist parenting, I checked in with my adult children using social media and asked if I’m a feminist parent. With their resounding assurances – which I share later – I felt comfortable writing this essay. I begin by recounting how our children were born with feminist touches and [...]]]> https://www.kathryntoure.net/2021/01/15/parenting-across-cultures-continents-and-generations/feed/ 0