Event overview
To celebrate the publication of this important new book, Gurminder Bhambra and Kerem Nisancioglu will be in conversation with students from MA Race, Media and Social Justice
In 2015, students at the University of Cape Town demanded the removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes, the imperialist, racist business magnate, from their campus. The battle cry '#RhodesMustFall' sparked an international movement calling for the decolonisation of the world's universities.
Today, as this movement grows, how will it radically transform the terms upon which universities exist? In 'Decolonising the University' students, activists and scholars discuss the possibilities and the pitfalls of doing decolonial work in the home of the coloniser, in the heart of the establishment. Subverting curricula, enforcing diversity, and destroying old boundaries, this is a radical call for a new era of education.
For the launch of 'Decolonising the University', two of the book's editors Gurminder K Bhambra and Kerem Nisancioglu will be joined in conversation with students from Goldsmiths' MA Race, Media and Social Justice programme, to explore the themes of the collection and the 'Decolonise the University' movement more generally. The event will include a Q&A with the audience, followed by a reception.
About the book:
Offering resources for students and academics to challenge and resist coloniality inside and outside the classroom, Decolonising the University provides the tools for radical pedagogical, disciplinary and institutional change.
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745338200/decolonising-the-university/
About the speakers
Gurminder K Bhambra is Professor of Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies in the Department of International Relations in the School of Global Studies, University of Sussex.
Kerem Nisancioglu is a Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Politics and International Studies. SOAS, University of London
About the MA:
MA Race, Media and Social Justice at Goldsmiths, University of London launched in 2017. It is a joint honours Masters degree co-convened by the Department of Sociology and Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies.
https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-race-media-social-justice/
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2018 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
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