John D McInally
@jdmcinally.bsky.social
Research Fellow in Fracophone African Studies at University of St Andrews. Owned by two Shar Pei. Rwandan testimonial writing, Belgian colonialism, Francophone publishing, and stigma in sub-Saharan African literature.
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Another wonderful evening with Baron François d’Adesky at @royalsoced.bsky.social’s #Curious festival with @jdmcinally.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Another wonderful evening with Baron François d’Adesky at @royalsoced.bsky.social’s #Curious festival with @jdmcinally.bsky.social
We had a wonderful evening, hearing the tragic, thought-provoking, and inspirational story of Baron François d'Adesky. @nickihitchcott.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We had a wonderful evening, hearing the tragic, thought-provoking, and inspirational story of Baron François d'Adesky. @nickihitchcott.bsky.social
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What a wonderful evening @jdmcinally.bsky.social and I had with François d’Adesky @sta-modlangs.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a wonderful evening @jdmcinally.bsky.social and I had with François d’Adesky @sta-modlangs.bsky.social
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Join us on 12 Feb at 6.30 at Byre Theatre St Andrews with François d’Adesky to hear about Belgian colonial crimes against humanity @sta-modlangs.bsky.social @jdmcinally.bsky.social
byretheatre.com/shows/the-mo...
byretheatre.com/shows/the-mo...
The Mothers of the Belgian Empire’s Stolen Children
6.30pm - FREE but please book
During Belgium’s colonisation of what are now the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi, mixed-‘race’ children born from relations between European men and A...
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January 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Join us on 12 Feb at 6.30 at Byre Theatre St Andrews with François d’Adesky to hear about Belgian colonial crimes against humanity @sta-modlangs.bsky.social @jdmcinally.bsky.social
byretheatre.com/shows/the-mo...
byretheatre.com/shows/the-mo...
Happy to announce the publication in African Identities of our latest article. It is free to read or download. With thanks to Royal Society of Edinburgh for their funding. for their funding of the project.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Telling stories that cannot be told: remembering mothers and daughters in métis narratives from Rwanda
On the eve of independence in Ruanda-Urundi, hundreds of Métis children were taken from Catholic missions and flown to Belgium where they would be fostered, adopted, or sent to local boarding schoo...
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January 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Happy to announce the publication in African Identities of our latest article. It is free to read or download. With thanks to Royal Society of Edinburgh for their funding. for their funding of the project.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Fun fact: If someone quotes a post of yours in a way that is unwelcome (as is commonplace on Twitter/X) there is a tool to combat the unwanted attention. Simply click the three dot menu on the quote post & click "Detach quote". This removes your post from their quote post. Useful to know, do share!
November 12, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Fun fact: If someone quotes a post of yours in a way that is unwelcome (as is commonplace on Twitter/X) there is a tool to combat the unwanted attention. Simply click the three dot menu on the quote post & click "Detach quote". This removes your post from their quote post. Useful to know, do share!