Episode 2

In this second episode about structural decolonisation, Prof. Sabelo Ndlovu Gatsheni discusses how the terms anticolonial, decolonial and postcolonial differ. Prof. Sabelo Ndlovu Gatsheni and Pinky Ndlovu then discuss how the term decolonisation is being used as a metaphor for change and why decolonisation is necessary.

Interviewer: Pinky Ndlovu
Hosts / Concept and Content Development:
Thando Tilmann⁠ and ⁠Tamar Sarkissian⁠
Music: Gomo RaMutare by Matemai Mbira Group
Production: Berlin School of Podcasting



Resources

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Resources

Benyera, Everisto, and Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni. “Fees Must Fall: Lessons from Student Struggles in South Africa.” Kujenga Amani, January 5, 2017. https://kujenga-amani.ssrc.org/2017/01/05/fees-must-fall-lessons-from-student-struggles-in-south-africa/.

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