RhodesMustFall: How a Decolonial Student Movement in the Global South Inspired Epistemic Disobedience at the University of Oxford

When the #RhodesMustFall (#RMF) movement erupted at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in March 2015, it not only sparked the proliferation of student movements across South Africa, but also led to the formation of #RMF at the University of Oxford and similar movements at universities in the United S...

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Published in:African studies review 2020-06, Vol.63 (2), p.281-303
Main Author: Ahmed, A. Kayum
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Activists
College campuses
College students
Colleges & universities
Curricula
Decolonization
Education
Epistemology
International relations
Mission statements
Reparations
Research methodology
Scholarships & fellowships
Students
White supremacy
Youth movements
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Summary:When the #RhodesMustFall (#RMF) movement erupted at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in March 2015, it not only sparked the proliferation of student movements across South Africa, but also led to the formation of #RMF at the University of Oxford and similar movements at universities in the United States. By drawing on ninety-eight interviews with various actors involved in both movements, Ahmed’s empirical research contributes to the limited academic literature on the connections between the #RMF movements in Cape Town and in Oxford. The example of the #RMF movement in Cape Town inspired the #RMF Oxford movement to challenge the epistemic architecture of the University of Oxford.
ISSN:0002-0206
1555-2462
DOI:10.1017/asr.2019.49