Decolonization is not a metaphor
Eve Tuck, K. Wayne Yang,
YehudaRothschild.com,
Aug 22, 2023
Decolonization has been talked about a lot with respect to learning and education technology. The point of this article is "to remind readers what is unsettling about decolonization. Decolonization brings about the repatriation of Indigenous land and life; it is not a metaphor for other things we want to do to improve our societies and schools." I have no doubt about that but a lot of questions remain, ranging from what is meant exactly by 'land back' to what it means to teach 'Indigenous ways of knowing'. This won't be a thing wherre we can just throw a switch and make it happen; "it cannot come as a result of magical practices, nor of a natural shock, nor of a friendly understanding." This articvle is a necessatry step in that discussion.
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