Decolonization Revisited Part II - Deconstruction and Reconstruction

Decolonization is not a metaphor and is eloquently explained in an article of the same title, "Decolonization is not a metaphor" by Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang. Yet, the term decolonization, literally defined as the action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony leaving it independent, is commonly used to describe the reengineering of academic systems to reflect more socially just practices. In the video I propose more accurate language around equity, inclusion, and diversity work in the academic acting setting.