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The Thursday archive

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Browse essays by date, category, relative, tradition or plot twist.

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My Wedding Had Shareholders

A two-year Dinka marriage process, told through negotiations, cows, ceremonies and one question: when does communal support become communal ownership?

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The Arithmetic of a Daughter

Girlhood, cattle, bridewealth and what happens when a daughter’s value is discussed in calculations.