Decolonising Geography [Geogramblings]

Описание: July's Geogramblings video looks that the deep and complex issue of 'decolonisation', something for which momentum has built substantially in the wake of 2020's very visible Black Lives Matter movement. I cannot hope to cover all bases in this talk, so it only skims but a few molecules of the surface. But I do hope it gives a fair introduction and overview.

To help mitigate my thin layer of knowledge and understanding, and to counter my potential implicit and subconscious biases, I had help and input from the folks on the 'Decolonise Geography' working group set up by David Rees; a team of teachers, academics, students and other interested parties collaborating to support educators in their decolonising efforts. Special thanks to David, Hafsa Garcia and Fran Martin for their substantial contributions and suggestions.

Accompanying blog post with more detailed analysis: https://geogramblings.com/2020/08/01/...


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References & further reading:
Pirbhai-Illich, Pete & Martin (Eds.) Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Working towards Decolonization, Indigeneity and Interculturalism. ISBN 978-3-319-46328-5
Martin, Fran & Pirbhai-Illich, Fatima. (2017). Places, spaces and boundaries: A critical look at the relational in geography classrooms. 140 – 146.
Jazeel, Tariq. (2012) Postcolonial spaces and identities. Geography magazine (Volume 97, Issue 2)
Sharma, Sanjay & Nijjar, Jasbinder. (2018). The racialized surveillant assemblage: Islam and the fear of terrorism. Popular Communication. 16. 72-85. 10.1080/15405702.2017.1412441.
Younis, T., Jadhav, S. Keeping Our Mouths Shut: The Fear and Racialized Self-Censorship of British Healthcare Professionals in PREVENT Training. Cult Med Psychiatry 43, 404–424 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-019-09...
Winter, C. (2020) Is the school GCSE Geography curriculum in England white? Presentation to the Decolonising Geography Collective, 18 June, 2020.
Wainaina, Binyavanga. How to write about Africa. ISBN 9789966700827
Rach Robinson’s GeoTeach Blog: How can we decolonise geography? (3rd July 2020) https://geoteach.co.uk/decolonising-g...

Corrections & addendums:

Apologies for some mispronunciation of names, particularly Fatima Pirbhai-Illich's name (5:14). Usually and under better circumstances, I'm more careful about this, and certainly more articulate than I was in this video! I'll aim to do better next time.

It also needs to be acknowledged that Fran Martin was the third editor of the 'Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Working towards Decolonization, Indigeneity and Interculturalism' book, and although the correct citation is given above, more emphasis and acknowledgement should have been given to Fatima Pirbhai-Illich & Shauneen Pete in the video (4:40). It has been rightly pointed out that if Fran Martin is the only one who is name-checked, then it could be misconstrued as her benefiting from the work of scholars of colour (Pirbhai-Illich) and Indigenous scholars (Pete).