The Epistemologies of the South and the Task of Decolonising the University

Speaker: Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Emeritus Director of the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra Is it possible to decolonize the university on the basis of the epistemologies that have dominated high education? The answer is no. Are there alternatives? Yes, the epistemologies of the South are one of them. This lecture will explore ways in which the epistemologies of the South can contribute to the decolonisation of the university. Date: Friday, October 29, 2021