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7.2 Decolonizing Academia with Sharon Stein

Episode Summary

In this week's episode, guest expert, Sharon Stein, Assistant Professor of Education at The University of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada and author of Unsettling the University: Confronting the Colonial Foundations of US Higher Education. joins us to talk about decolonization in the context of higher education, the challenges of teaching in this context, and the future of higher education and the difficulty of imagining a different future. Feel free to share your thoughts and responses with us on Instagram or Facebook and tag us @university_of_venus on IG or post it on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/UVenus/ and we will share and amplify! Find University of Venus on Instagram @university_of_venus and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/UVenus/

Episode Notes

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• Sharon's new book, Unsettling the University: Confronting the Colonial  Foundations of US Higher Education.
• Decolonization in the context of higher education.
• The challenges of teaching in this context.
• The future of higher education and the difficulty of imagining a different future.

Resources Discussed in this Episode:

• Sharon's book: Unsettling the University: Confronting the Colonial Foundations of US Higher Education
• Sharon at The University of British Columbia
• Universities confronting climate change: beyond sustainable development and solutionism in Higher Education
• Reflections on “Unsettling the University” and Its Call to Responsibility in Critical Internationalization Review
• Sharon's piece at Inside Higher Ed: Beyond Apologies

Music Credits: Magic by Six Umbrellas

Sound Engineer: Ernesto Valencia