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Decolonizing African Studies Pedagogies : Knowledge Production, Epistemic Imperialism and Black Agency
| Decolonizing African Studies Pedagogies : Knowledge Production, Epistemic Imperialism and Black Agency |
| Autore | Andrews Nathan |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 pages) |
| Disciplina | 960 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KhalemaNene Ernest |
| Collana | Political Pedagogies Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-37442-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Resurgent and Insurgent Decolonization of the Twenty-first Century-A Foreword -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Praise for Decolonizing African Studies Pedagogies -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Re-Storying African (Studies) Pedagogies: Decolonizing Knowledge and Centering Black Agency? -- Introduction -- What's at Stake in Re-Storying African (Studies) Pedagogies? -- What's in a Word? Coloniality and Epistemicide -- Decolonization and Decoloniality, or How Not to (Mis)use the D-word -- Nativist Decolonization as a Caution? -- Overview of Chapters -- In Lieu of Conclusion: Black Agency, Africanity, and Decolonial Afro-Futures -- References -- 2 Beyond Reaction: (Re)-Imagining African Agency in the Decolonization of Knowledge -- Introduction -- History and Contexts of the Silencing of Knowledge(s) in Africa -- Coloniality of Knowledge -- Contradictions of Post-Colonial States and Entanglement with Eurocentrism -- Sites of Epistemic Resistance in Africa -- Reimagining Decolonization of Knowledge Beyond Reaction -- Embracing Indigenous African Knowledge(s) in Recentering Africa -- Concluding Reflections: Embracing African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in African Studies Pedagogies -- References -- 3 Africa, Knowledge Production and Scholarly Prestige -- Introduction -- Assessing the Current State of Knowledge Production in Africa -- A Lack of Critical Reflection in Course Syllabus -- External Validation, Publishing and Knowledge Production -- The "Localization of Journals" -- The Realities and Politics of Language -- Knowledge Production in a Fragile Context -- The Research and Development Funding Gap -- An Alternative Framework -- References -- 4 #RepresentationMatters: Unpacking the Prevalence of Whiteness in the Teaching of African Studies Abroad.
Introduction -- Theoretical Underpinnings -- Methods of Data Collection -- Discussion of Findings -- Representation Dynamics in the United Kingdom -- Representation Dynamics in Canadian Universities -- Representation Dynamics in the United States -- Concluding Reflections -- References -- 5 Constructing Knowledge About Africa in a South African University Classroom: Living Creatively with the Colonial Library -- Introduction -- What is Worrying About My Students' Views? -- Escaping the Colonial Library -- Back to the Classroom-Responding to Exclusionary Forms of Essentialism -- Engaging Creatively with the Colonial Library in the Classroom -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 "Dem European Teachings in My African School": Unpacking Coloniality and Eurocentric Hegemony in African Education Through Burna Boy's Monsters You Made -- Introduction -- Post-Independence Failures and the Making of the "Monsters" -- The Impact of Colonialism and Coloniality in Africa -- Eurocentric Hegemony and African Education -- Challenges and Possibilities of Epistemic Decolonization in Africa -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Is Sub-Saharan Africa a Knowledge Society or Economy? -- Introduction -- Knowledge Economy and/or Society: Commonly Used Metrics or Indices -- Global Knowledge Index -- Global Innovation Index -- SSA's Position in Knowledge Economy and/or Society: Commonly Used Metrics or Indices -- Sub-Saharan Africa: A Different Kind of Knowledge Society or Economy? -- Epistemic Justice and Implications for African Pedagogies -- Conclusions -- References -- 8 The Perceived Universality of the West and the Silencing of "Africa" in Western Syllabi of International Relations -- Introduction -- What is Western About Western IR -- Coloniality of Knowledge and Epistemic Racism -- Provincializing Western Knowledge -- Historicism -- From Chakrabarty to IR. Conclusion: What Westerners Can Do About Coloniality of Knowledge in IR Pedagogy -- References -- 9 The Façade of "Transforming" Post-apartheid Universities in South Africa: Towards African-Centred Practices and Processes of Redress -- Introduction -- Trends in Transforming Higher Education in South Africa -- The Façade of Transformation, Transformers, and Being Transformed? -- Towards African-Centred Practices and Processes of Redress -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Agency, Africanity, and Some Propositions for Engaged Scholarship -- On Discourse, Agency, and Ownership -- On Knowledge, Teaching, and Talking Africa -- Propositions for Engaged Scholarship -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910765476203321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gold Mining and the Discourses of Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana / / by Nathan Andrews
| Gold Mining and the Discourses of Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana / / by Nathan Andrews |
| Autore | Andrews Nathan |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 622.3422 |
| Soggetto topico |
Political economy
Africa—Politics and government Social responsibility of business Natural resources Economic development Public policy International Political Economy African Politics Corporate Social Responsibility Natural Resources Development Studies Public Policy |
| ISBN | 3-319-92321-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Chapter 1 Gold Mining and CSR: Responsibility to Whom and for What -- 2. Chapter 2 “We need social licence to actually mine and we believe communities are part of what we do”: Contested Corporate Citizenship -- 3. Chapter 3 “We want to bring everyone on board but it’s quite difficult”: Responsibilization via the Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation -- 4. Chapter 4 “A woman can also speak out”: Gendered Perspectives on Responsibilization -- 5. Chapter 5 “There is no yardstick to measure [our performance] with”: A Global Movement for Institutionalizing Unaccountability -- 6. Chapter 6 The Bigger Picture: Implications for De-Responsibilization and Re-Responsibilization. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910338032403321 |
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Andrews Nathan
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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