It’s time to take the curriculum back from dead white men
When literary studies degrees focus almost entirely on the work of white, male writers, we do our students and the academy a great disservice.
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Yes, mathematics can be decolonised. Here’s how to begin
Some have suggested that deracialising the academy requires all researchers, teachers and students to link knowledge and identity. What might this mean for mathematics?
What I learned from teaching African sport history to American students
Sport turned out to be an ideal lens to bridge the geographic and cultural challenges American university students face in empathising with African experiences.
Jaap Durand: a moment to reflect on the chequered history of the University of the Western Cape
The greatness of an institution lies in acknowledging both the light and the shade in its ongoing journey as a great South African university.
Black Panther in the classroom: how Afrofuturism in a film helped trainee teachers in South Africa
Black Panther and its sequel are more than just good movies: they can be used as teaching tools.
How to support white British trainee teachers in their thinking and teaching about black British histories
My research shows that white trainee teachers are willing to learn and to bring black history into their teaching, but need support to do so.
What “decolonised education” should and shouldn’t mean
It’s important that South African teachers, lecturers and professors develop curricula that build on the best knowledge skills, values, beliefs and habits from around the world.
What must fall: fees or the South African state?
University authorities in South Africa have agreed to most fees protesters’ demands. Yet, the protesters keep moving the goalposts. Do they want more than fees to fall?
Decolonising the curriculum hasn’t closed the gap between Black and white students – here’s what might
The problem lies in how assessments are set and carried out.
What a less Eurocentric reading list would look like
There’s a fierce debate underway about changing university curricula in Africa and the UK to be less Eurocentric. Three academics offer their suggestions for a decolonised reading list.