Bhambra, Gurminder K.
Decolonizing the University
- ISBN 13:
- 9780745338200
- author:
- Bhambra, Gurminder K.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Pluto Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 21.34 x 13.72 x 2.29 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Sociology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Decolonising the University challenges our understanding of the role of universities in perpetuating colonialism. In 2015, students at the University of Cape Town sparked an international movement calling for the decolonization of universities worldwide. This book brings together scholars and activists to discuss the possibilities and pitfalls of doing decolonial work within established institutions. The authors explore how subverting curricula, demanding diversity, and destroying old boundaries can lead to a radical transformation of education. Chapters cover topics such as the impact of neoliberalism on academia, the role of black studies in challenging dominant narratives, and initiatives for decolonizing the curriculum. By taking colonialism as a global project, this book highlights the need to question the Western university's role in producing, consecrating, institutionalizing, and naturalizing colonial knowledge.
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