Coloniality and Racial (In)Justice in the University: Counting for Nothing?

Coloniality and Racial (In)Justice in the University explores how white supremacist politics and anti-racist and anti-colonial movements have disrupted and remade the university, challenging Eurocentric knowledge, institutional whiteness, and structural discrimination. It demonstrates how Indigenous dispossession, racial violence, administrative prejudice, and imperialist militarization shape classroom interactions.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 422 pages
\n Publication date: 08 November 2021
\n Publisher: University of Toronto Press
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Coloniality and Racial (In)Justice in the University delves into the profound disruptions and transformative processes that have shaped the university at a pivotal juncture in history. As white supremacist politics surge across North America, accompanied by robust anti-racist and anti-colonial movements, the university emerges as a central arena for these momentous developments. This collection challenges the prevailing notion that the university is steadily progressing toward overcoming its historical legacies of racial exclusion. Comprising contributions from faculty and students situated at diverse levels within the institutional hierarchy, the book showcases how the echoes of settler colonialism and racial division persist in newer neoliberal practices. Drawing upon critical race and Indigenous theory, the chapters interrogate Eurocentric knowledge, institutional whiteness, and structural discrimination that serve as the foundation of the institution. The authors also offer personal accounts to illustrate how Indigenous dispossession, racial violence, administrative prejudice, and imperialist militarization shape classroom dynamics within the university. This comprehensive exploration sheds light on the complex interplay between coloniality, racial injustice, and the university, offering valuable insights into the ongoing struggle for a more equitable and inclusive academic landscape.

\n Weight: 684g\n
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 27 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781487523817\n \n