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Lesley Le Grange

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Distinguished Professor of Curriculum Studies, Stellenbosch University

Historically, Khoisan people from southern Africa were used as scientific subjects in racist experiments. hecke61/Shutterstock

May 29, 2019

How controversial “racist” research opens door for a decolonisation drive

Lesley Le Grange, Stellenbosch University

Modern western science must be stripped of the epistemological and methodological privileges it enjoys.

A traditional rainmaker in Kenya. How can indigenous knowledge become part of university curricula? Department For International Development/International Development Research Centre/Thomas Omondi/Flickr

July 11, 2016

Decolonisation involves more than simply turning back the clock

Lesley Le Grange, Stellenbosch University

Decolonisation of the curriculum doesn’t have to mean the destruction of Western knowledge, but it’s decentring. Such knowledge should become one way of knowing rather than the only way.

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