{"id":16525,"date":"2023-01-30T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\/gleichstellung-und-diversitaet\/2023\/01\/30\/perspectives-on-decolonizing-the-curriculum\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:22:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:22:27","slug":"perspectives-on-decolonizing-the-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gleichstellung-und-diversitaet.uni-mainz.de\/en\/2023\/01\/30\/perspectives-on-decolonizing-the-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Perspective(s) on decolonizing the curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<jgu-base-pageheader react-props=\"{\n    &quot;items&quot;: [\n        {\n            &quot;box&quot;: {\n                &quot;index&quot;: &quot;Tip for university teaching staff&quot;,\n                &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Perspective(s) on decolonizing the curriculum&quot;,\n                &quot;link&quot;: {\n                    &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n                    &quot;title&quot;: &quot;learn more&quot;\n                }\n            },\n            &quot;color&quot;: &quot;default&quot;,\n            &quot;image&quot;: {\n                &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n            },\n            &quot;imgCredit&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n            &quot;useVideo&quot;: false,\n            &quot;video&quot;: false\n        }\n    ],\n    &quot;type&quot;: &quot;border&quot;,\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;full&quot;,\n    &quot;quicklinks&quot;: {\n        &quot;show&quot;: false,\n        &quot;selects&quot;: []\n    },\n    &quot;useBreadcrumb&quot;: false,\n    &quot;autoplay&quot;: false\n}\">\n<\/jgu-base-pageheader>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Decolonization<\/strong> means dealing with the post-, neo- and colonial bodies of knowledge that are enrolled in disciplines, learning and teaching as well as in the institution of the university itself, that legitimize inequalities and to some extent have helped to create them. This is only possible if these are not viewed in isolation, but embedded in global power relations. This is a historical process of unlearning and decentering that addresses multiple levels and is aligned with demands for social justice (cf. e.g. Verg\u00e8s, 2019).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uncovering and making visible colonial traces is a first step in addressing knowledge production, colonial racist representations and language, but also the university itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A critical reappraisal of the integration and reflection of one&#8217;s own institutional culture is an important step. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reflecting on your own teaching practice:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"styled-list hyphenation\">\n\t\n<jgu-base-listitem react-props=\"{\n    &quot;title&quot;: &quot;How can curricula be designed to be more inclusive and diverse?&quot;,\n    &quot;uuid&quot;: &quot;1746001060414&quot;,\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;wide&quot;,\n    &quot;showInActions&quot;: false,\n    &quot;allowNesting&quot;: true,\n    &quot;icon&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;showExpandableContent&quot;: false,\n    &quot;expandableContent&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n    }\n}\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-listitem>\n\n<jgu-base-listitem react-props=\"{\n    &quot;title&quot;: &quot;What is considered legitimate knowledge, and which forms of knowledge production are excluded?&quot;,\n    &quot;uuid&quot;: &quot;1748445777628&quot;,\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;wide&quot;,\n    &quot;showInActions&quot;: false,\n    &quot;allowNesting&quot;: true,\n    &quot;icon&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;showExpandableContent&quot;: false,\n    &quot;expandableContent&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n    }\n}\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-listitem>\n\n<jgu-base-listitem react-props=\"{\n    &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Whose studies and theories are read and thus postulated as the scientific \\u201cnorm\\u201d?&quot;,\n    &quot;uuid&quot;: &quot;1746001085059&quot;,\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;wide&quot;,\n    &quot;showInActions&quot;: false,\n    &quot;allowNesting&quot;: true,\n    &quot;icon&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;showExpandableContent&quot;: false,\n    &quot;expandableContent&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n    }\n}\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-listitem>\n\n<jgu-base-listitem react-props=\"{\n    &quot;title&quot;: &quot;What is regraded as canon? Which topics and literature are rarely included (e.g. works by authors of color, from the Global South)? &quot;,\n    &quot;uuid&quot;: &quot;1746001107581&quot;,\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;wide&quot;,\n    &quot;showInActions&quot;: false,\n    &quot;allowNesting&quot;: true,\n    &quot;icon&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;showExpandableContent&quot;: false,\n    &quot;expandableContent&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n    }\n}\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-listitem>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can promote an inclusive seminar atmosphere that is characterized by mutual respect by signaling your responsiveness as a teacher, as well as your own willingness to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<jgu-base-heading react-props=\"{\n    &quot;tags&quot;: {\n        &quot;htmlTag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;,\n        &quot;classTag&quot;: &quot;h3&quot;,\n        &quot;tag&quot;: &quot;h2.h3&quot;\n    },\n    &quot;heading&quot;: &quot;References&quot;,\n    &quot;textAlign&quot;: &quot;left&quot;,\n    &quot;anchor&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;index&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;color&quot;: &quot;red&quot;\n}\"><\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verg\u00e8s, Fran\u00e7oise (2019): Decolonial feminist teaching and learning: what is the space of decolonial feminist teaching? In: de Jong, Sara \/ Icaza, Rosalba\/ Rutazibwa, Olivia U. (Eds.): Decolonialization and Feminisms in Global Teaching and Learning. Routledge: London\/New York, pp. 91-102.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kazeem-Kami\u0144ski, Belinda (2016): Engaged Pedagogy. Anti-discriminatory teaching and learning at bell hooks. Zaglossus: Vienna.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some general and subject-specific suggestions for revising curricula and syllabi can be found here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>pluralize critical theory(ies): <a href=\"https:\/\/ktpluralisieren.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Syllabi collection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connected Sociologies: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.connectedsociologies.org\/about\/\">Modules and Syllabi for a Decolonial Sociology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The International Consortium of Critical Theory Programs &amp; The Critical Theory in the Global South Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/criticaltheory.northwestern.edu\/documents\/mellon-project\/critical-university-studies-resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Critical University Studies Resources &#8211; Reading List Global South<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The American Philosophical Association: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apaonline.org\/members\/group_content_view.asp?group=110430&amp;id=380970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diversity and Inclusiveness Syllabus Collection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clemson University: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clemson.edu\/otei\/teaching-guides\/inclusive-syllabus-and-course-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inclusive Syllabus and Course Design<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Important instructions for the creation of teaching and learning materials can be found, for example, in the racism-critical guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Autor*innenKollektiv (2015): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elina-marmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMAFREDU-Rassismuskritischer-Leiftaden_Web_barrierefrei-NEU.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rassismuskritischer Leitfaden zur Reflexion bestehender und Erstellung neuer didaktischer Lehr- und Lernmaterialien f\u00fcr die schulische und au\u00dferschulische Bildungsarbeit zu Schwarzsein, Afrika und afrikanischer Diaspora.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further suggestions can also be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diskriminierungskritische-bildungsprozesse.de\/publikationen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publications of the Research Training Group \u201cEducational Processes in Discrimination-Critical University Teaching\u201d<\/a> at JGU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zhdk.ch\/forschung\/ehemalige-forschungsinstitute-7626\/iae\/glossar-972\/post-koloniale-theorie-und-dekoloniale-perspektiven-3836\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Short glossary entry: Post_colonial theory and decolonial perspectives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<jgu-base-singlefooter react-props=\"{\n    &quot;author&quot;: &quot;Vivien Isabel Nun&quot;,\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;showAuthor&quot;: false,\n    &quot;showBox&quot;: false,\n    &quot;showTags&quot;: true\n}\" data-prop-tags=\"[{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;anti-racism&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Anti-racism&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:1},{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;canon&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Canon&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:1},{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;curriculum-en&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Curriculum&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:1},{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;decolonization&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Decolonization&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:1},{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;diversity-en&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Diversity&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:3},{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;knowledge-production&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Knowledge production&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:2},{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;sensitization&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Sensitization&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:30},{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;teaching&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Teaching&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:39},{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;tip-for-university-teaching-staff&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Tip for university teaching staff&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:48}]\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-singlefooter><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div style=\"display: none\">\n        \n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decolonization means dealing with the post-, neo- and colonial bodies of knowledge that are enrolled in disciplines, learning and teaching as well as in the institution of the university itself, that legitimize inequalities and to some extent have helped to create them. 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