Rhodes Must Fall: The Struggle to Decolonise the Racist Heart of Empire - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1786993902 ISBN 13 : 9781786993908

Editeur : Zed Books, 2018

Synopsis

When students at Oxford University called for a statue of Cecil Rhodes to be removed, following similar calls by students in Cape Town, the significance of these protests was felt across continents. This was not simply about tearing down an outward symbol of British imperialism - a monument glorifying a colonial conqueror - but about confronting the toxic inheritance of the past, and challenging the continued underrepresentation of people of colour at universities. And it went to the very heart of the pernicious influence of colonialism in education today.

Written by key members of the movement in Oxford, Rhodes Must Fall is the story of that campaign. Showing the crucial importance of both intersectionality and solidarity with sister movements in South Africa and beyond, this book shows what it means to boldly challenge the racism rooted deeply at the very heart of empire.

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À propos de l'auteur

Rhodes Must Fall is a protest movement that began on 9 March 2015, originally directed against a statue of British Imperialist Cecil Rhodes at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. The campaign for the statue's removal received global attention and led to a wider movement to decolonise education, by inspiring the emergence of allied student movements at other universities across the world.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Zed Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1786993902
• ISBN 13: 9781786993908
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 406
• Éditeur: Kwoba Brian, Chantiluke Roseanne, Nkopo Athinangamso
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• Personne responsable: non disponible