Britain’s monument culture obscures a violent history of white supremacy and colonial violence
Statues and monuments have been used to present a revisionist history in which empire was great while omitting the violence they subvertly celebrate.
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Dune – a prophetic tale about the environmental destruction wrought by the colonisation of Africa
Africa was divided by European imperialists depending on what each desired in natural resources
Valerie Amos: ‘academic freedom and freedom of speech must be protected and respected’
Higher education enables people to express a wide range of perspectives that can come together and be challenged.
How Commonwealth universities profited from Indigenous dispossession through land grants
In the 19th century, British colonial practices of using land to fund universities was a fragmented, but far-reaching, pattern of institutional development.
South African elections: politics shuffled, but not transformed
The ruling ANC has been seriously challenged by the Democratic Alliance, but South African politics is still about white privilege and black exclusion.
After coronavirus, universities must collaborate with communities to support social transition
For many people, universities remain institutions embodying past imperial practices. Universities have an important role to play in society, and they must do so with society.
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