Decolonizing the Academy: an informal conference report

The University of Edinburgh Centre for African Studies and the Global Development Academy organized the conference ‘Decolonizing the Academy’ on 21-22 April, calling for a collective examination of how knowledge and power are defined, distributed, and denied through the Academy. The conference focused on African Studies and researching Africa, main questions being: How do our institutions reinforce unequal access to power, opportunities, and knowledge? What are our responsibilities as scholars and teachers to decolonize our work - and how do we do it? ASCL senior researcher Akinyinka Akinyoade participated in the conference, web editor Fenneken Veldkamp wrote a report.

Read the report.