The Role of Southern Theory and Indigenous Knowledge in Comparative Education

Post colonialism is about recognizing the historically specific relations of colonialism that led to or deepened inequalities between countries and peoples. Having a deeper understanding of this history also allows us to see the active legacies of colonialism in the present day. So we might say that we are in the post colonial era is in after colonialism, but there are continuing legacies of the colonial era that shape our present knowledge systems.