Decolonisation

Decolonising academia beyond the metaphor

Decolonial pedagogy and thinking is a fundamental part of the movement for imagining an alternative future.

To be treated as equals to the West, the Global South must decolonise its minds

In an over-crowded planet, the system is inherently unstable when we attempt to resolve differences via conflict and war

International Translation Day / The question of translation

There is no denying the truism that translation historically served the best interest of the colonisers.

THE SHELF / Stories that move you

In keeping with the spirit of Partition of 1947, we have compiled a list of stories that deal with movements and migrations,

Dysfunctional Colonial Administration in Academia / A call for leadership training

Teaching-learning is tethered sadly to lectures and rote learning where students engage in little analysis, synthesis or application.

In remembering the 'Queen's legacy', why do we forget the suffering of our ancestors?

To remember and to be informed are the most important duties that the colonised bear.

The Queen is not my feminist icon

Is Elizabeth a feminist icon? I would have to go with a hard no.

Cinema that reflects life

“For the truly serious, socially conscious filmmaker, there can be no prolonged withdrawal into fantasy. He must face the challenge of contemporary reality, examine the facts, probe them, sift them and select from them the material to be transformed into the stuff of cinema.”

April 24, 2024
April 24, 2024

Decolonising academia beyond the metaphor

Decolonial pedagogy and thinking is a fundamental part of the movement for imagining an alternative future.

January 17, 2024
January 17, 2024

To be treated as equals to the West, the Global South must decolonise its minds

In an over-crowded planet, the system is inherently unstable when we attempt to resolve differences via conflict and war

September 30, 2023
September 30, 2023

The question of translation

There is no denying the truism that translation historically served the best interest of the colonisers.

August 17, 2023
August 17, 2023

Stories that move you

In keeping with the spirit of Partition of 1947, we have compiled a list of stories that deal with movements and migrations,

August 11, 2023
August 11, 2023

A call for leadership training

Teaching-learning is tethered sadly to lectures and rote learning where students engage in little analysis, synthesis or application.

October 8, 2022
October 8, 2022

In remembering the 'Queen's legacy', why do we forget the suffering of our ancestors?

To remember and to be informed are the most important duties that the colonised bear.

September 12, 2022
September 12, 2022

The Queen is not my feminist icon

Is Elizabeth a feminist icon? I would have to go with a hard no.

June 30, 2017
June 30, 2017

Cinema that reflects life

“For the truly serious, socially conscious filmmaker, there can be no prolonged withdrawal into fantasy. He must face the challenge of contemporary reality, examine the facts, probe them, sift them and select from them the material to be transformed into the stuff of cinema.”