We are happy to announce that the full report from the workshop series on Decolonisation in Context is now available. This collaborative project brought together academics, activists, and local communities to engage in crucial discourse on decolonization across five countries—the United States, Canada, Finland, South Africa, and Brazil.
Each workshop, organised by local colalborators, examined the unique settings of anti-racist and decolonial activities in these countries, emphasising the universal applicability of decolonisation and its regional variations.
Workshop Series Overview
The workshop series examined how decolonisation and anti-racism are conceptualised and practiced in different geopolitical contexts. In each session, distinguished speakers discussed settler colonialism, institutional racism, Indigenous sovereignty, and class and race in the decolonial project.
Report Structure
The report captures the essence of each workshop, structured as follows:
Introduction: Outlines the objectives of the series and introduces the key themes, including the importance of context-specific decolonial praxes.
Concept Note: Explores the global relevance of decolonization and anti-racism and how these discourses are contested within and outside academic spaces.
Workshops: Each workshop is meticulously detailed, covering presentations, speaker biographies, and discussions. Highlights include:
USA: The critical role of academia in Palestinian liberation and cultural resistance.
Canada: Critiques of multiculturalism and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) as they obscure systemic oppression.
Finland: Discussions on settler colonialism and racism within academic contexts, and the need for more nuanced decolonial action.
South Africa: Reflections on the #MustFall movement and the complexities of decolonizing a deeply neoliberalized academic space.
Brazil: The intersection of decolonization with public policy, mental health, and the Afro-Brazilian struggle for recognition within institutional spaces.
Series Reflections: Concludes with comparative reflections across the workshops, noting common challenges and differences. Themes of community involvement, material resistance, and the philosophical underpinning of decolonial action, particularly through Ubuntu, are emphasized as key to driving the movement forward.
We encourage you to download the full report and join us in continuing these vital conversations within your institutions and beyond. You can find the full report below:
Let's ensure that in our social and academic settings, decolonisation becomes a lived reality rather than just a talking point.
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