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SUMMARY:African Studies Virtual Forum: Decoloniality and Southern Epistemologies
--Kwesi Kwa Prah
DESCRIPTION:\nThe African Studies Virtual Forum 2020&ndash\;2021 led by
Dr. Sinfree Makoni seeks to decenter hegemonic epistemologies and to dec
olonize the Western canon to facilitate other ways/waves of knowing. Thr
ough a series of online conversations\, participants in the Forum will c
hallenge the notion of the &ldquo\;universal truth&rdquo\; and discuss h
ow the only truth that is universal is the truth of complexity. To decol
onize knowledge\, epistemic perspectives need to be pluralistic in ontol
ogies\, cosmologies\, and insights\, and the emergence of Southern Epist
emologies is one such response to the decolonial turn. \n\nJoining us fr
om around the world\, our speakers will discuss the multiple approaches
taken in the humanities and social science scholarship to decolonize kno
wledges by paying attention to complexities\, heterogeneities\, and mult
iple ontologies.\n\nIf you are unable to attend any of these sessions\,
you can watch the full recorded zoom sessions on our \;YouTube chann
el \;@PSU African Studies.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.ps
u.edu/event/african_studies_virtual_forum_decoloniality_and_southern_epi
stemologies-kwesi_kwa_prah/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The African Stu
dies Virtual Forum 2020–2021 led by Dr. Sinfree Makoni seeks to de
center hegemonic epistemologies and to decolonize the Western canon to f
acilitate other ways/waves of knowing. Through a series of online conver
sations, participants in the Forum will challenge the notion of the &ldq
uo;universal truth” and discuss how the only truth that is univers
al is the truth of complexity. To decolonize knowledge, epistemic perspe
ctives need to be pluralistic in ontologies, cosmologies, and insights,
and the emergence of Southern Epistemologies is one such response to the
decolonial turn.
Joining us from around the world, our speakers
will discuss the multiple approaches taken in the humanities and social
science scholarship to decolonize knowledges by paying attention to comp
lexities, heterogeneities, and multiple ontologies.
If you are una
ble to attend any of these sessions, you can watch the full recorded zoo
m sessions on our YouTube channel @PSU African Studies.
F
or more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/african_studies_virtual_forum_decolon
iality_and_southern_epistemologies-kwesi_kwa_prah/
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