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Decolonial reconstruction : a framework for creating a ceaseless process of decolonising South African society
Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/73485 Decolonial reconstruction : a framework for creating a ceaseless process of decolonising South African society Madlingozi, Tshepo michaelbongani@gmail.com Reinders, Michael Bongani UCTD Decolonisation South African Universities Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2019. This dissertation explores the notion of decolonial reconstruction to promote the decolonising process in South Africa. Decolonial reconstruction entails the creation of a new South African society through a clear paradigmatic shift from a Eurocentric one to a decolonising paradigm. Decolonising is required in South Africa due to its colonial past, as well as the fact that contemporary South African society is neocolonial. In order to change the neocolonial status quo, it is necessary to create a decolonising framework. For the purposes of this dissertation the framework will be applied to South African universities. Universities are the focus because they exist as microcosms of the broader South African society. A tetralogy of books by Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o provide the blueprint for the four aspects of the decolonising framework. These four aspects are: decolonising the mind; moving the centre; re-membering Africa; and globalectics. Decolonising the mind addresses the fact that in order to begin decolonising one must start with the minds of the coloniser and colonised and begin to shift their minds away from a colonial or neocolonial paradigm. In terms of the second aspect of the decolonising framework, it is necessary to move the centre away from Eurocentrism towards a multiplicity of centres. Another aspect of the decolonising framework is re-membering Africa, this is pertinent as Africa underwent dismemberment through colonialism which brought about epistemicide. As a result, it is necessary to put African cultures and epistemologies back together by re-membering them. The final aspect of the decolonising framework is to enter into global dialectics so that cultures and epistemologies can learn from each other and come to coexist in a pluraversal world. Through applying this framework to South African universities, they can undertake a decolonising process of decolonial reconstruction that will make them into pluriversities which promote harmony and coexistence. Jurisprudence LLM Unrestricted 2020-02-24T06:44:17Z 2020-02-24T06:44:17Z 2020 2019 Mini Dissertation Reinders, MB 2019, Decolonial reconstruction : a framework for creating a ceaseless process of decolonising South African society, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73485> A2021 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73485 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Decolonisation South African Universities Decolonial reconstruction : a framework for creating a ceaseless process of decolonising South African society |
| title | Decolonial reconstruction : a framework for creating a ceaseless process of decolonising South African society |
| title_full | Decolonial reconstruction : a framework for creating a ceaseless process of decolonising South African society |
| title_fullStr | Decolonial reconstruction : a framework for creating a ceaseless process of decolonising South African society |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decolonial reconstruction : a framework for creating a ceaseless process of decolonising South African society |
| title_short | Decolonial reconstruction : a framework for creating a ceaseless process of decolonising South African society |
| title_sort | decolonial reconstruction a framework for creating a ceaseless process of decolonising south african society |
| topic | UCTD Decolonisation South African Universities |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73485 |