Foundational Concepts of Decolonial and Southern Epistemologies

Published by Multilingual Matters 2024

Foundational Concepts of Decolonial and Southern Epistemologies

Edited by: Sinfree Makoni , Anna Kaiper-Marquez and Magda Madany-Saá

Volume 3 in the series Global Forum on Southern Epistemologies

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800418868

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This book brings together 11 prominent scholars and political activists to discuss and explore issues around postcolonialism, decoloniality, Theories of the South and Epistemologies of the South. These wide-ranging discussions touch upon issues from academic research methods and writing conventions to global struggles for justice.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments and Gratitudes Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Prologue Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
1 Introduction Sinfree Makoni, Anna Kaiper-Marquez and Bassey E. Antia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Theory from the South: Thinking Out Loud About Decolonization Jean Comaroff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
3 Epistemologies of the South: Justice Against Epistemicide Boaventura de Sousa Santos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
4 Upending the Inhuman: Decoloniality, Postmodernism and Afrocentricity Molefi Kete Asante Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
5 The Politics of Language, Memory and Knowledge Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
6 uBuntu, Nite and the Struggle for Global Justice Drucilla Cornell and Souleymane Bachir Diagne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
7 Foundational Concepts and Struggles for Dignity and Life Catherine Walsh and Walter Mignolo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
8 Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples Linda Tuhiwai Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Epilogue: The South Writing Back Clarissa Menezes Jordão Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187

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Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 216
Keywords: Higher & further education, tertiary education; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Sociolinguistics

eBook

Published: February 14, 2024
ISBN: 9781800418868