Parenting as imperialism. Makes me think of Older Brother China colonizing Tibet in the 1950s out of love for their poor little, helpless Tibetan siblings, so they too could be modern. There are so many layers relating to conquest, contemporary geo-politics and comparison as a political project, race, knowledge, and the erasure of history, not to mention ideas of love, intimacy and empire that I have half a mind to call Ann Stoler RIGHT NOW. Amiright Carole McGranahan?! Jeremiah Heaton, who has three children, recently trekked across the Egyptian desert to a small, mountainous region between Egypt and Sudan called Bir Tawil. The area, about 800 square miles, is claimed by neither Sudan nor Egypt, the result of land disputes dating back more than 100 years. Since then, there have been several online claimants to the property, but Heaton believes his physical journey to the site, where he planted a flag designed by his children, means he rightfully can claim it... Heaton named the land the Kingdom of North Sudan, after consulting with his children. “I do intend to pursue formal recognition with African nations,” Heaton said, adding that getting Sudan and Egypt to recognize the kingdom would be the first step. That’s basically what will have to happen for Heaton to have any legal claim to sovereignty, said Sheila Carapico, professor of political science and international studies at the University of Richmond. She said it’s not plausible for someone to plant a flag and say they have political control over the land without legal recognition from neighboring countries, the United Nations or other groups. In addition, she said, it’s not known whether people have ownership of the land, regardless of whether the property is part of a political nation. “I feel confident in the claim we’ve made,” Heaton said. “That’s the exact same process that has been done for thousands of years. The exception is this nation was claimed for love.” m.timesdispatch/news/state-regional/virginia-dad-claims-kingdom-so-daughter-can-be-a-princess/article_fd340b18-092f-11e4-9fbd-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=jqm
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 15:44:02 +0000
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