Book Review: Decolonizing the Mind (by Sandew Hira)
Although the dominant narratives in the world of academia are from the vantage points of primarily white males from the West (Europe and the United States), there is an alternative narrative that is being discussed in many parts of the world that is challenging the colonial perspectives of the West....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pluto Journals
2025-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Critical Diversity Studies |
| Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/intecritdivestud.7.1.0131 |
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| Summary: | Although the dominant narratives in the world of academia are from the vantage points of primarily white males from the West (Europe and the United States), there is an alternative narrative that is being discussed in many parts of the world that is challenging the colonial perspectives of the West. This non-Westernised narrative is deeply discussed in Decolonizing the Mind : A Guide to Decolonial Theory and Practice by decolonial scholar, economist, historian and activist Sandew Hira. The aim of Hira’s Decolonizing the Mind is to deeply engage decolonial theory and practice as an alternative to the prominent thinking of the West as illuminated in liberalism and Marxism. As such, Hira’s Decolonizing the Mind serves as a major opposition to the massive production of Westernised knowledge. By methodically considering Hira’s alternative narrative to dominant Western thoughts and practices, this review will serve as a critical appraisal of his decolonial theory and practice. Thus, Hira’s Decolonizing the Mind is a scholarly and timely attempt at the production of knowledge and other ways of knowing. |
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| ISSN: | 2516-550X 2516-5518 |