Decolonizing the University

In 2015, students at the University of Cape Town demanded the removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes, the imperialist, racist business magnate, from their campus. Their battle cry, #RhodesMustFall, sparked an international movement calling for the decolonization of universities all over the world.
Today, as the movement develops beyond the picket line, how might it go on to radically transform the terms upon which universities exist? In this book, students, activists, and scholars discuss the possibilities and the pitfalls of doing decolonial work in the heart of the establishment. Subverting curricula, demanding diversity, and destroying old boundaries, this is a radical call for a new era of education.
Offering resources for students and academics to challenge and resist colonialism inside and outside the classroom, Decolonizing the University provides the tools for radical change in our disciplines, our pedagogies, and our institutions.

Gurminder K. Bhambra is professor of postcolonial and decolonial studies in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex. She is the author, most recently, of Connected Sociologies. Kerem Nisancioglu is a lecturer in international relations at SOAS, University of London, and coauthor of How the West Came to Rule, also published by Pluto Press. Dalia Gebrial is a PhD candidate at LSE, University of London, and the editor of Identity Politics, a historical materialism journal.