“Decolonization” has become a keyword on campuses. It refers to symbolic changes that are supposed to promote diversity and eliminate vestiges of white supremacy. Student- and scholar-activists, aided ...
Decolonize This Place’s Nine Weeks of Art and Action at the Whitney Museum of American Art (courtesy of Andres Rodrigues/Decolonize This Place) We have been asked, “What comes next?” We see the ...
Any ideology that endorses the mass slaughter of a specific people should have no place on any university campus, particularly those allegedly dedicated to anti-racism, diversity, equity, and ...
Decolonization was once heralded as a moment of potential and possibility for the formerly imperial world to chart a new way forward no longer tied to the apparatus of empire. It marked a period of ...
If the world truly believes in decolonization, then it must admit that Israel is not the exception. If it believes in self determination, then Jews cannot be the only people denied it. And if it ...
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Through the last few years of American politics, we’ve seen a decided shift on the part of the American left toward what one could term “aesthetic decolonization.” By this, I mean the push for ...
Ralph Bunche was highly committed to helping colonized countries regain their autonomy through peaceful means. He was instrumental in drafting Chapters 11 and 12 of the United Nations Charter, dealing ...
Elon Musk has criticized efforts to decolonize the birthplace of William Shakespeare in England in a bid to make it more inclusive. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust said that it was considering ...
Over the last few weeks, calls for the decolonization of the West have saturated discourse online and the streets across North America, Europe and Australia. Protesters have amassed in cities and ...