For the decolonisation of knowledge to be successful, it must be driven by critical thinking.
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Phrases like “knowledge production” conceal the fact that knowledge answers to something beyond itself and beyond us. To produce knowledge is to find out about something.
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Some British people look back fondly to the days of empire. Their views aren’t shared by the rest of the world.
Western Cape Premier.
Helen Zille.
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Western Cape Premier Helen Zille ‘s Twitter rant about colonialism caused an uproar as it brought back memories of a brutal and violent time in South Africa.
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The empire’s formal structures may have been gutted, but its influence lives on.
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The BBC’s Taboo is a timely reminder of the violent origins of globalisation, but its villains allow the viewer to disassociate imperial misdeeds from mainstream British history.
Tom Hardy in Taboo.
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The East India Company offered men untold travel and riches – if they survived.
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Having moved so far from its origins in 1788, perhaps Australia Day should now be a celebration of Australian ‘ordinariness’.
Remnants of British imperialism remain.
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The disdain for human life that underpinned the British Empire has been brought home.
Not all protestors were as peaceful as Gandhi.
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The road to independence was not a simple tale of civil disobedience.
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It was 1956 – and for Britain, things would never be the same again.
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There are striking parallels between Eden’s handling of Suez and Blair’s march into the Iraq War.
Long walk to freedom: anti-slavery campaigners in Hull.in 2007.
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Ending slavery didn’t mean that the rights of Britain’s colonial peoples were properly protected. Far from it.
On watch for Mau Mau fighters.
A myth is doing serious injustice to the way historians have approached decolonisation.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met by Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau.
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The royal visit to Canada raises some important constitutional questions.
Van in Ghana early 1950s.
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In the dying days of empire, the British financed a global cinema service.
For many people around the world, it’s a bit of a mystery.
The defence of Rorke’s Drift.
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Time for this myth to be exploded – empire brought with it slavery, exploitation, racism and kleptocracy.
Is the ‘golden relationship’ already on the rocks?
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Is being rude to overseas visitors an attempt to hold on to the pride that comes with power?
Rose tinted.
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Why those who want to lean on imperial relations should think again.
It’s time for Britain to grow up, accept its place in Europe and, yes, join the euro.