Introduction: student activism in an era of decolonization

[...]throughout this era, even before students had set foot on campus, they were already codified according to their economic and political utility in the designs of powerful political and institutional authorities. [...]the third theme looks at the transnational dimensions of African university stu...

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Published in:Africa (London. 1928) 2019-03, Vol.89 (S1), p.S1-S14
Main Authors: Hodgkinson, Dan, Melchiorre, Luke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic staff
Activists
Aspiration
Campuses
Cold War
Collaboration
College students
Colleges & universities
Decolonization
Diaspora
Higher education
International organizations
Learning
Political activism
Politics
Scholars
Student activism in an era of decolonization
Study abroad
University students
Workshops
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Summary:[...]throughout this era, even before students had set foot on campus, they were already codified according to their economic and political utility in the designs of powerful political and institutional authorities. [...]the third theme looks at the transnational dimensions of African university students’ experience of higher education, charting the ways in which students’ experiences of campuses on both sides of the Iron Curtain shaped their political ideas and expanded diaspora networks of solidarity. Because of their elite status, as Monaville, Hodgkinson and Melchiorre show, the specificity of these student political deliberations often subsequently shaped national politics as these activists attempted to realize their own political aspirations. [...]what responsibilities do senior academics, academic journals and university departments have in creating or encouraging these collaborations?
ISSN:0001-9720
1750-0184
DOI:10.1017/S0001972018000888