Browsing by Subject "Coloniality"
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Constitutionalism and coloniality: A case of colonialism continued or the best of both worlds?
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)This article deals with the concept of constitutionalism in relation to colonialism and modernity, with a specific emphasis upon South Africa and South African constitutional development. The Republic of South ... -
A decolonial "African mode of self-writing": The case of Chinua Achebe in Things fall apart.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)Against a background of arguments that Africa does not possess powerful modes of self-expression, the present paper explores Chinua Achebe’s Afrocentric literary vision that became his crowning reaction to colonialist ... -
Discourses and practices of Political Risk Analysis in the gold mining industry of Eastern DRC : a PRA perspective
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Primarily this research is concerned with political risk analyses (PRA) and how it is used by multinational actors to the advantage of profit-maximisation and exploitation in Africa. Particularly the researcher considers ... -
A timely question : how can we not talk about becoming a professor in the context of decolonising higher education? / Mgqwashu Emmanuel Mfanafuthi
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2022)Drawing from my own experiences and critical reflections on my journey to becoming a professor, I show how two types of pressure facing higher-education institutions necessitate a revisiting of the role of a professor. ...