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Epistemic Disobedience, Independent Thought and Decolonial Freedom

Once upon a time scholars assumed that the knowing subject in the disciplines is transparent, disincorporated from the known and untouched by the geo-political configuration of the world in which people are racially ranked and regions are racially configured. From … Continue reading

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Decolonizing the Classroom

What it means to you to decolonize the anthropology classroom? What are the challenges (institutional or otherwise) that can impede your commitment to decolonizing anthropology? Decolonizing our classrooms means unlearning many things, listening to others who have more authority to … Continue reading

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Decolonisation of Education: academics must change what they teach, and how

The idea of decolonization frightens many South African academics. Since students launched the movement to decolonize higher education in early 2015, I’ve heard several of my peers ask, “What do ‘they’ mean by decolonization? Going back to the Stone Age? … Continue reading

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