Education for Decoloniality and Decolonisation in Africa
This book focuses on understandings of higher education in relation to notions of decoloniality and decolonization in southern Africa. The volume draws on a range of case studies in multiple politico-cultural contexts on the African continent, and examine
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Edited by Chikumbutso Herbert Manthalu Yusef Waghid
Education for Decoloniality and Decolonisation in Africa “This outstanding and remarkable book makes a particularly important contribution to our understanding of this region in an era of increased racism and violence in Africa and all over the world. The issue of decoloniality and decolonisation is still largely uncharted water, and this collection presents a new, innovative conceptualization in a sophisticated, engaging and illuminating fashion. The explanation of concepts in the book can be implemented in other contexts, and the book is vital reading for anyone interested in these challenging issues.” —Zehavit Gross, Associate Professor of Comparative Education, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Chikumbutso Herbert Manthalu Yusef Waghid Editors
Education for Decoloniality and Decolonisation in Africa
Editors Chikumbutso Herbert Manthalu School of Education, Chancellor College University of Malawi Zomba, Malawi
Yusef Waghid Department of Education Policy Studies Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Preface
This edited collection emanated from our collective concern with the decolonisation and/or decoloniality of education on the African continent. More specifically our focus is on Southern African Development Countries (SADC)—South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia— along the lines of
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