The paradox of Theseus’ ship could give some clues on institutional identity and food for thought for schools looking to ‘transform’
Posts tagged as “Decolonisation”
Belgian protests a year ago have many parallels with South Africa’s decolonisation movement
When we critically inspect our histories, none of us come out completely faultless, but we will find something, and we can learn
The fight for equality is valid but the burning down of our universities is not the revolution or decolonisation any of us should want
The idea of incarcerating people into exiled spaces designed for ‘discipline’ in European society, is the antithesis to ubuntu … but it served the scramble for Africa and Asia well
Manzini reflected upon her recent experiences at her new institution. I won’t comment on most of those reflections, and would rather focus on her closing…
By Nompumelelo Zinhle Manzini It’s been two weeks of being at the University of Zululand (UniZulu) as a contract lecturer for the Philosophy Department. Perhaps…
I’ve been thinking about Trevor Noah’s op-ed in the New York Times, and its angry critiques, since the Day of Reconciliation in South Africa on…
I remarked once that, “If the curricula shall be Africanised then, one may presume, we’ll have to find an Africanised version of Newtonian mechanics for…