Decolonization
Decolonization (American and Oxford English) or decolonisation (other British English) is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby a nation establishes and maintains its domination of foreign territories (often overseas territories). The concept particularly applies to the dismantlement, during the second half of the 20th century, of the colonial empires established prior to World War I throughout the world. Some scholars of decolonization focus especially on the movements in the colonies demanding independence, such as Creole nationalism.The end-result of successful decolonization may equate to a form of Indigenous utopianism – given the widespread nature of colonialism, neo-colonialism, …
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Boydell & Brewer · 1 January 2023
How did African armed forces in postcolonial states in francophone West Africa influence decolonization and state-building in African states? How did foreign assistance from ex-colonial powers, the USSR …
Boydell & Brewer · 1 July 2022
this fluid and complex book, she repositions African Elders' knowledge as "epistemologies of decolonization and de-coloniality" and centers the stories shared by local Fante scholars. The text is polyvocal …
30 April 2022 English
The repository aims to provide quick access to key literature about the many aspects of book culture, and publishing and book development in Sub-Saharan Africa generally, and at the same …
an African Publishing Industry. A Study in Decolonization.” African Affairs 68, no. 272 (April 1969): …
GALA: Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action · 2021 English
These questions will continue to exist, and I think they are obviously part of the process of decolonization. [...] I think it’s a very difficult path, but I think that walking this path through the arts …
they are obviously part of the process of decolonization. For me, they demand that we take a break to …
University of Cambridge · 12 November 2019
of the Michaelmas Term Public Seminar Series on the theme of 'Archaeology, Heritage, and the decolonization of Africa’s Past'. That archaeology and heritage are essential fields of human endeavour with …
University of Cambridge · 6 November 2019
the Michaelmas Term 2019 Public Seminar Series on the theme of 'Archaeology, Heritage, and the decolonization of Africa’s Past'. The London Missionary Society station established at Kuruman in 1824 became …
University of Cambridge · 6 November 2019
the Michaelmas Term 2019 Public Seminar Series on the theme of 'Archaeology, Heritage, and the decolonization of Africa’s Past'. Over the last few decades there have been several calls for the decolonising …
University of Cambridge · 1 November 2019
the Michaelmas Term 2019 Public Seminar Series on the theme of 'Archaeology, Heritage, and the decolonization of Africa’s Past'. Community-engaged and participatory methods are becoming more common as archaeologists …
University of Cambridge · 11 May 2018
Introduced by Dr Adam Branch, Director of the Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge. The 2018 Distinguished African Studies Lecture was an important intervention by Professor Lungisile Ntsebeza, holder …
GALA: Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action · 2018 English
queer artists making it big and the shifting conversations on race, class, gender, privilege, and decolonization. [...] Green with envy I am done with that question, I mean, who gets to live in Mauritius and …
conversations on race, class, gender, privilege, and decolonization. Young people are making waves in their sectors …
