FreshEd #258 – No Study Without Struggle (Leigh Patel)
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Exploring Settler Colonialism in Education and Society
This chapter critically examines the effects of settler colonialism on education and society, emphasizing its impact on land ownership, chattel slavery, erasure of indigeneity, labor, and religious freedoms. It delves into the structural power dynamics within higher education, addressing the issues of universities built on indigenous lands, knowledge ownership, access inequalities, and profit relations. The discussion expands to highlight the intersectionality of racism, settler colonialism, and systemic oppressions in academia, advocating for a deeper understanding and adoption of anti-oppressive pedagogies.
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