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Everything about Decolonization
Undoing political, economic and cultural legacies of colonisation
Decolonization is the ending of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby imperial nations establish and dominate foreign territories, often overseas. The meanings and applications of the term are disputed. Some scholars of decolonization focus especially on independence movements in the colonies and the collapse of global colonial empires. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: DecolonizationA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Characterization of phage resistance and phages capable of intestinal decolonization of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in miceInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Damnés de la terreThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Targeted versus Universal Decolonization to Prevent ICU InfectionCited 716 times
- Go sideways: Decolonisation of AfricaA closely related topic
- Go sideways: ColonyA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.
Noun The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group.
Noun The elimination of a colony of pathogens from the body of a patient, especially antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Targeted versus Universal Decolonization to Prevent ICU Infection
Ch'ixinakax utxiwa : A Reflection on the Practices and Discourses of Decolonization
Decolonization of knowledge, epistemicide, participatory research and higher education
Indigenization as inclusion, reconciliation, and decolonization: navigating the different visions for indigenizing the Canadian Academy
Decolonization in Prevention of Health Care-Associated Infections
Food sovereignty as decolonization: some contributions from Indigenous movements to food system and development politics
Povidone Iodine: Properties, Mechanisms of Action, and Role in Infection Control and Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization
ESCMID-EUCIC clinical guidelines on decolonization of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria carriers
🆕 Influential since 2022
Characterization of phage resistance and phages capable of intestinal decolonization of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in mice
Developing an agenda for the decolonization of global health
Decolonization as pedagogy: a praxis of ‘becoming’ in ELT
Recalibrating the scope of scholarly publishing: A modest step in a vast decolonization process
Colonization, cadavers, and color: Considering decolonization of anatomy curricula
📚 Books worth reading
Damnés de la terreFrantz Fanon, Frantz Fanon · 1961
Transformation of Southeast AsiaFrey, Marc, Ronald W. Pruessen · 2003
Perspectives in ImperialRobert F. Holland, Gowher Rizvi · 1984
NecropoliticsAchille Mbembe, Isabel García Canet · 2016- 📕Post-Colonial TransformationBill Ashcroft · 2001
- 📕Globalization and the Decolonial OptionWalter Mignolo, Arturo Escobar · 2009
Africa since 1940Frederick Cooper, Frederick Cooper · 2002- 📕Decolonization in AfricaJohn D. Hargreaves · 2014
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🔗 Related topics
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- History of colonialism Colonialism is a phenomenon that has occurred throughout human history across the world. Colonies were established by many prominent ancient and medieval…
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