Travelling between historical memory and the current predicament of educational reforms in higher education: A transnational perspective

Mama, Amina and Thomas, Dave S.P (2021) Travelling between historical memory and the current predicament of educational reforms in higher education: A transnational perspective. In: Thomas, Dave S.P and Arday, Jason, eds. Doing equity and diversity for success in higher education: Redressing structural inequalities in the academy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 77-86. ISBN 978-3-030-65667-6. E-ISBN 978-3-030-65668-3. (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-65668-3_6) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:82353)

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Abstract

This chapter presents a transnational perspective of educational reforms in higher education institutions globally. In a conversation with Thomas, Mama explores the current knowledge systems employed in Westernised universities and the barriers that these epistemologies and ontologies present for racially minoritised people. Further, Mama highlights how the praxis of educational policies and the legacy of colonialism promote Black Suffering, before exploring the relationship between neoliberalism, capitalism and the decolonisation project. Mama proposes a pan-African approach as a means of enhancing the decolonisation project.

Item Type:	Book section
DOI/Identification number:	10.1007/978-3-030-65668-3_6
Uncontrolled keywords:	Decolonisation, pan-Africanism, Black suffering, Colonialism, Neoliberalism Capitalism
Subjects:	L Education
Divisions:	Divisions > Directorate of Education > Centre for the Study of Higher Education
Depositing User:	Dave Thomas
Date Deposited:	03 Aug 2020 12:24 UTC
Last Modified:	22 Jun 2021 10:41 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/82353 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Thomas, Dave S.P.

Creator's ORCID:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7561-9719
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