Decolonisation in Universities: The Politics of Knowledge - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1776143353 ISBN 13: 9781776143351

Verlag: WITS UNIV PR, 2019

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In this collection of case studies and stories from the field, South African scholars come together to trade stories on how to decolonise the university
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 edited volume brings together the best minds in 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 curriculum and can it be undone? How is the project of curriculum decolonisation similar to or different from the quest for postcolonial 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?
The book combines strong conceptual analyses with novel case studies of attempts to 'do decolonisation' in settings as diverse as South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania and Mauritius. Such a comparative perspective enables reasonable judgements to be made about the prospects for institutional take-up within the curriculum of century-old universities.

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Jonathan Jansen is Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, current President of the South African Institute of Race Relations and President of the South African Academy of Science. He is a prolific writer and educationist in South Africa.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: WITS UNIV PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1776143353
• ISBN 13: 9781776143351
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320
• Herausgeber: Jansen Jonathan
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Mare Nostrum Group B.V.; gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk; ; Doelen 72; Breda; 4831 GR; Niederlande