Overview

In order for decolonization to avoid becoming yet another orthodoxy, this book argues that it is necessary to recognize the neoliberal ideologies and imperatives that drive so much work in universities in both the Global Norths and Global Souths, and to understand the enmeshment (both historical and ongoing) of universities in colonial practices. The chapters interrogate both these issues and the terms in which they are usually critiqued in order to identify the cracks and fissures within institutions that may enable decolonization to be leveraged as a praxis and a means of radical change. The chapters explore a range of issues across Higher Education including reparations, allyship, soft power, academic publishing and the politics of race within the university; together they represent an argument for the necessity of continually rethinking and re-making the theories, methods and assumptions of decolonization.

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Author:   Sinfree Makoni ,  Chanel van der Merwe
Publisher:   Channel View Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781836680871

ISBN 10:   1836680872
Pages:   187
Publication Date:   10 June 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

André Keet: Foreword Sinfree Makoni and Chanel van der Merwe: Introduction: Decolonial Options in Higher Education: Cracks and Fissures 1. Horace G. Campbell: Reparations and the University in the Twenty-First Century 2. Jonathan Jansen: How Institutions Defang Radical Curriculum Ideas: The Fate of Decolonization in South African Universities 3. Tshepo Madlingozi: Decoloniality as the Forging of Communities of Critical Consciousness/Beloved Communities 4. Pedro Mzileni, Sinfree Makoni and Chanel van der Merwe: Interlude: A Conversation with Dr Pedro Mzileni 5. Shirley Anne Tate: The Impossibility of Black-White Feminist Allyship: A Summary 6. Raewyn Connell: The Good University 7. Kenneth King: China and India’s Higher Education Cooperation with Africa: Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power 8. Diana Jeater: Imperial Standards in African Publishing 9. Adam Habib: Structural Racism, Social Change and the Politics of Race in Universities in the United Kingdom Cécile B. Vigouroux: Epilogue

Reviews

Profound and complex explorations of decoloniality in academia are needed and this timely volume offers them. Scholars from across the globe critique institutional racism, advocate for inclusive knowledge production, and emphasize the need for global solidarity and transformative education. This volume is essential reading for understanding and probing decolonial praxis. * LaWanda W. M. Ward, The Pennsylvania State University, USA *

Author Information

Sinfree Makoni is a Liberal Arts Professor in applied linguistics and African studies and Director of the African Studies Program at Pennsylvania State University, USA. He holds Extraordinary Professorship, Visiting Professor and Researcher positions at several South African institutions: North-West University, Nelson Mandela University, University of the Western Cape and University of Zululand. Chanel van der Merwe is a Lecturer in linguistics and applied linguistics at Nelson Mandela University, and a doctoral candidate at University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her research interests include the African university, language policy, multilingualism and feminist and southern epistemologies. She is an organizing team member of the Global Virtual Forum hosted by the African Studies Centre at Penn State University under the leadership of Professor Sinfree Makoni.

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