Today, let’s look at how South African student activists have pushed the question of Decolonizing the Curriculum onto the inter/national agenda. The movement emerged from Rhodes Must Fall, a campaign against the statue of Cecil Rhodes at University of Cape Town, South Africa, covered here.
That led to #FeesMustFall, a successful protest against raises in student tuition and then Decolonize the Curriculum. Here’s an opinion piece from South Africa by students that sets out the goals of DtC and another one.
Metalepsis in Black from African Noise Foundation on Vimeo.
This film examines how academics in South Africa responded to the #FeesMustFall movement. It makes uncomfortable watching and should push everyone in academia to question themselves. A review from South Africa
Look at how Decolonize the Curriculum changed the debate in London here
(Lots of additional material on Decolonize the Curriculum available here)
After a discussion of this material we’ll work on a decolonized curriculum for use in NYC/MCC.