Everyday Colonialism

Elliot Ross explores the past in the present, and uncovers the legacy of colonialism in our everyday lives

6 stories since 09 October 2019 · Follow with RSS

Photograph of a book laying on an orange background. The cover is white, with red stripes where the following text appears in black: Insurgent Empire, anticolonial resistance and British dissent, Priyamvada Gopal. Two stripes show black and white engraving, one of a house, the other one of a group of people with weapons.

First rule of fight club: power concedes nothing without a struggle

Illustration of teacups surrounded by a whip and chains.

The history of tea is darker than a builder’s brew

An image of men walking across a busy street, with tall buildings in the background.

Why the name of your street is a sign of the times – and what to do about it

Interior decorated with colonial artifacts.

Colonialism in the decor: we can’t keep sweeping the past under the leopard skin rug

Photograph of a tree standing with much green around it. The ground is covered in tree roots.

What do we do with our colonial relics?

The past is still present: why colonialism deserves better coverage