Decolonisation in Universities : The politics of knowledge Paperback / softback
by Jonathan D. Jansen, Achille Mbembe, Andre Keet, Brenda Schmahmann, Crain Soudien, Jaamia Galant, Jess Auerbach, Lesley Le Grange, Lis Lange
Edited by Jonathan D. Jansen
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Shortly after the giant bronze statue of Cecil John Rhodes came down at the University of Cape Town, student protestors called for the decolonisation of universities.
It was a word hardly heard in South Africa’s struggle lexicon and many asked: What exactly is decolonisation?
This book brings together some of the most innovative thinking on curriculum theory to address this important question.
In the process, several critical questions are raised: Is decolonisation simply a slogan for addressing other pressing concerns on campuses and in society?
What is the colonial legacy with respect to curricula and can it be undone?
How is the project of curricula decolonisation similar to or different from the quest for post-colonial knowledge, indigenous knowledge or a critical theory of knowledge?
What does decolonisation mean in a digital age where relationships between knowledge and power are shifting?
Strong conceptual analyses are combined with case studies of attempts to ‘do decolonisation’ in settings as diverse as South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania and Mauritius.
This comparative perspective enables reasonable judgments to be made about the prospects for institutional take-up within the curriculum of century-old universities.
Decolonisation in Universities is essential reading for undergraduate teaching, postgraduate research and advanced scholarship in the field of curriculum studies.
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:286 pages, 15 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Wits University Press
- Publication Date:01/08/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781776143351