Understanding Anti-Colonial Education (Understanding series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1803929618 ISBN 13: 9781803929613

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2026

Synopsis

This timely book brings together leading international scholars to confront the enduring legacy of colonialism in education. Drawing on anti-colonial theory, they challenge the Eurocentric, patriarchal and imperial structures that continue to impact schooling, knowledge production and educational practice.

Through diverse case studies and perspectives, contributors reimagine education as a space of liberation, relationality and decolonial transformation. Chapters analyse pressing global issues ranging from epistemic violence to the carceral logics of schooling, while promoting Indigenous, Black and Global South epistemologies. Combining theory, activism and artistic expression, this book demonstrates that anti-colonial education is not just a critique but a call to action.

Understanding Anti-Colonial Education is a crucial resource for students and scholars across education studies who are interested in decolonial pedagogy. It is also an essential read for practitioners, policymakers and activists seeking to revolutionise educational futures.

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About the Author

Edited by George J. Sefa Dei, Marycarmen Lara Villanueva and Rukiya Mohamed, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1803929618
• ISBN 13: 9781803929613
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 234
• Editor: Dei George J.S., Villanueva Marycarmen L., Mohamed Rukiya