What is the decolonize movement?

Decolonization (American and Oxford English) or decolonisation (other British English) is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby a nation establishes and maintains its domination of foreign territories (often overseas territories).

What does the word decolonize mean?

Definition of decolonize transitive verb. : to free from colonial status.

What does it mean to decolonize music?

Decolonizing music involves a conscious decision to move away from an “either/or” “colonial” mentality to a “both/and” “decolonized” mentality. Decolonizing music involves a conscious decision to move away from an “either/or” “colonial” mentality to a “both/and” “decolonized” mentality.

What is decolonize academia?

Decolonising universities involves reviewing hiring and promotion practices to correct the current biases that discriminate against BAME academics.

Why do we need to decolonize?

Decolonization is about “cultural, psychological, and economic freedom” for Indigenous people with the goal of achieving Indigenous sovereignty — the right and ability of Indigenous people to practice self-determination over their land, cultures, and political and economic systems.

What are some examples of decolonization?

Decolonization is defined as the act of getting rid of colonization, or freeing a country from being dependent on another country. An example of decolonization is India becoming independent from England after World War II. The act or process of eliminating colonialism or freeing from colonial status.

What does it mean to decolonize myself?

For non-Indigenous people, decolonization is the process of examining your beliefs about Indigenous Peoples and culture by learning about yourself in relationship to the communities where you live and the people with whom you interact.

How do we decolonize?

Indigenization

1. Include Indigenous perspectives, values, and cultural understandings in policies and daily practices.
2. Position Indigenous ways of knowing at the heart of the institution, which then informs all the work that we do.
3. Include cultural protocols and practices in the operations of our institutions.

What is decolonization and why does it matter?

What are the consequences of decolonization?

One of the most important effects of decolonization is the instability of the post-colonial political systems, which entails another, far-reaching consequences. These include deep economic problems, inhibiting growth and widening disparities between the northern and southern part of the globe.

What do you need to know about decolonisation in Australia?

To engage with decolonisation you can: value Indigenous knowledge and scholarship. In Australia, this can mean listening to Indigenous people on their knowledge about bushfire management

How does decolonisation affect the First Nations people?

It is also cultural and psychological in determining whose knowledge is privileged. In this, colonisation not only impacts the first generation colonised but creates enduring issues. Decolonisation seeks to reverse and remedy this through direct action and listening to the voices of First Nations people.

How is the quest for independence used in decolonisation?

The quest for independence is rarely peaceful. Decolonisation is now used to talk about restorative justice through cultural, psychological and economic freedom. In most countries where colonisers remain, Indigenous people still don’t hold significant positions of power or self-determination.

What do we need to decolonize the BK Museum?

Decolonize, Reclaim, Reimagine. We demand accountability from the BK Museum that claims to serve our borough while being complicit with the forces that are displacing and dispossessing our communities. To paraphrase the poet Jayne Cortez.