The Decolonization of Knowledge - Radical Ideas and the Shaping of Institutions in South Africa and Beyond (Paperback)

In 2015, students at the University of Cape Town used the slogan #RhodesMustFall to demand that a monument of Cecil John Rhodes, the empire builder of British South Africa, be removed from the university campus. Soon students at Oxford University called for the removal of a statue of Rhodes from Oriel College. The radical idea of decolonization at the forefront of these student protests continues to be a key element in South African educational institutions as well as those in Europe and North America. This book explores the uptake of decolonization in the institutional curriculum, given the political demands for decolonization on South African campuses, and the generally positive reception of the idea by university leaders. Based on interviews with more than two hundred academic teachers at ten universities, this is an innovative account of how institutions have engaged with, subverted, and transformed the decolonization movement since #RhodesMustFall.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2022
Authors:	Jonathan D. Jansen • Cyrill A. Walters
Dimensions:	230 x 151 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	267
ISBN-13:	978-1-00-907793-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Pressure groups & lobbying Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Books > History > African history > General
LSN:	1-00-907793-7
Barcode:	9781009077934

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