Decolonising peace journalism -- and putting it to work in East Africa: TV reporters prepare for a live broadcast during a strike by airline workers in Nairobi. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty ImagesConflict resolution is a recurrent theme in East Africa. This has prompted the need for innovative ways to create lasting consensus in the region as well as across the continent. One … [Read more...] about Decolonising peace journalism — and putting it to work in East Africa | The Conversation
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Decolonising research methodology must include undoing its dirty history | The Conversation
Decolonising research methodology must include undoing its dirty history: A statue of former Cape Colony governor Cecil Rhodes is removed from the University of Cape Town after student protests. EPA/Nic BothmaMaori anthropologist Linda Tuhiwai Smith, in her seminal work Decolonising Methodologies, argues that Re-search is a dirty word. Hyphenating “research” into … [Read more...] about Decolonising research methodology must include undoing its dirty history | The Conversation
Decolonising the curriculum: it’s in the detail, not just in the definition | The Conversation
Decolonising the curriculum: it's in the detail, not just in the definition: The "de-" in decolonisation is a chance to break away from colonial ways of doing things. ShutterstockIn the two years since student protests kicked off at South Africa’s universities, people have become increasingly interested in what decolonisation means. This stems from students’ calls for … [Read more...] about Decolonising the curriculum: it’s in the detail, not just in the definition | The Conversation
Decolonising the curriculum: the only way through the process is together | The Conversation
Decolonising the curriculum: the only way through the process is together: Police guard a building at the University of Cape Town – from whom, since knowledge is not really owned by anyone. Reuters/Mike HutchingsAs a young black undergraduate studying in the UK more than 15 years ago, I can remember the first time I came across a viewpoint from a black academic – because it was … [Read more...] about Decolonising the curriculum: the only way through the process is together | The Conversation
Decolonising the curriculum: it’s time for a strategy | The Conversation
Decolonising the curriculum: it's time for a strategy: Students cheer as a statue of Cecil John Rhodes is removed from the University of Cape Town in April 2015. REUTERS/Sumaya HishamIn April 2015 a statue of colonialist Cecil John Rhodes was removed from the University of Cape Town’s campus in South Africa. The statue was the flash point around which students organised … [Read more...] about Decolonising the curriculum: it’s time for a strategy | The Conversation
