Decolonising the Future Academy in Africa and Beyond - Institutional Development and Collaboration

What does it mean to decolonise academia in Africa? Is this important project limited to the humanities? Is it a project for the future? Are there forerunners at African universities today? The contributors to this volume show different trajectories for anthropology as a discipline and for decolonising academia across the continent and beyond. They offer a variety of perspectives, especially regarding collaboration between African and German scholars in the areas of research, teaching and institutional development: While some are hopeful and take inspiration from earlier experiences of disciplinary and methodological developments in academic decolonisation and international collaborations, others remain critical and call for more radical attempts at decolonisation.

Product details

• Authors: Maria Arndt
• Assisted by: Michael Bollig (Editor), Michaela Pelican (Editor), Karim Zafer (Editor)
• Publisher: Transcript
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.04.2025
• EAN: 9783837675962
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-7596-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 15 mm x 225 mm
• Weight: 393 g
• Illustrations: 1 Farbabb.
• Series: Postcolonial Studies; Postcolonial Studies 54
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Wissenschaft, Technologie und Gesellschaft, University, Sociology, Soziale Mobilität, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, Postcolonialism, Germany, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, Nationale Befreiung und Unabhängigkeit, Postkolonialismus, PHILOSOPHY / Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SCIENCE / History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Science, Africa, Anthropology, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions, Sociology of Science, Knowledge, Ethnology, Social Mobility, Business ethics & social responsibility, Islamic Studies, Communities, Colonialism & imperialism, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, History of Science, Migration, immigration & emigration, Sociology: family & relationships, auseinandersetzen, Labour Economics, Gender studies, gender groups, universities, Impact of science & technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Bio-ethics, Human Geography, Urban communities, Age groups: adolescents, Labor Economics, Sociology and anthropology, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Refugees & Political Asylum, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Decolonisation, Culture and institutions, Factors affecting social behavior, Social processes, International migration and colonization, Groups of people, Political science (Politics and government), Higher education (Tertiary education), Occupational ethics, Ethics (Moral philosophy), Islam, Bábism and Baháʼí Faith