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Positing the notions of coloniality of ignorance and geopolitics of ignorance as central to coloniality and colonisation, this book examines how colonialists socially produced ignorance among colonised indigenous peoples so as to render them docile and manageable. Dismissing colonial descriptions of indigenous people as savages, illiterate, irrational, prelogical, mystical, primitive, barbaric and backward, the book argues that imperialists/colonialists contrived geopolitics of ignorance wherein indigenous regions were forced to become ignorant, hence containable and manageable in the imperial world. Questioning the provenance of modernist epistemologies, the book asks why Eurocentric scholars only contest the provenance of indigenous knowledges, artefacts and scientific collections. Interrogating why empire sponsors the decolonisation of universities/epistemologies in indigenous territories while resisting the repatriation/restitution of indigenous artefacts, the book also wonders why Westerners who still retain indigenous artefacts, skulls and skeletons in their museums, universities and private collections do not consider such artefacts and skulls to be colonising them as well. The book is valuable to scholars and activists in the fields of anthropology, museums and heritage studies, science and technology studies, decoloniality, policymaking, education, politics, sociology and development studies.

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Publié par	Langaa RPCIG
Date de parution	14 février 2020
Nombre de lectures	3
EAN13	9789956551989
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	4 Mo

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EDITED BY
Decolonising Science, Technology, Engineering
Artwell Nhemachena, Nokuthula Hlabangane
and Mathematics (STEM) in an Age of Technocolonialism
& Joseph Z. Z. Matowanyika
Decolonising Science,
Positing the notions of coloniality of ignorance and geopolitics of ignorance as
central to coloniality and colonisation, this book examines how colonialists socially Technology, Engineering and produced ignorance among colonised indigenous peoples so as to render them
docile and manageable. Dismissing colonial descriptions of indigenous people as
savages, illiterate, irrational, prelogical, mystical, primitive, barbaric and backward, Mathematics (STEM) in an Age
the book argues that imperialists/colonialists contrived geopolitics of ignorance
wherein indigenous regions were forced to become ignorant, hence containable
and manageable in the imperial world. Questioning the provenance of modernist of Technocolonialism
epistemologies, the book asks why Eurocentric scholars only contest the provenance
of indigenous knowledges, artefacts and scientiﬁ c collections. Interrogating why Recentring African Indigenous Knowledge
empire sponsors the decolonisation of universities/epistemologies in indigenous
and Belief Systemsterritories while resisting the repatriation/restitution of indigenous artefacts, the
book also wonders why Westerners who still retain indigenous artefacts, skulls and
EDITED BYskeletons in their museums, universities and private collections do not consider such
artefacts and skulls to be colonising them as well. The book is valuable to scholars Artwell Nhemachena, Nokuthula Hlabangane
and activists in the ﬁ elds of anthropology, museums and heritage studies, science
& Joseph Z. Z. Matowanyikaand technology studies, decoloniality, policymaking, education, politics, sociology
and development studies.
ARTWELL NHEMACHENA holds a PhD in Social Anthropology. He lectures at the University
of Namibia. He is also a Research Fellow in the College of Humanities of the University of
South Africa, Pretoria.
NOKUTHULA HLABANGANE holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. She teaches at the University of South Africa,
Pretoria.
JOSEPH Z. Z. MATOWANYIKA is a Professor at the Chinhoyi University of Technology
where he is the Director of the Institute of Lifelong Learning and Development Studies. He
holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Langaa Research & Publishing
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Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) in an
Age of Technocolonialism:
Recentring African Indigenous
Knowledge and Belief Systems
Edited by
Artwell Nhemachena, Nokuthula
Hlabangane & Joseph Z. Z.
Matowanyika
Langaa Research & Publishing CIG
Mankon, Bamenda Publisher:
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© Artwell Nhemachena, Nokuthula Hlabangane
& Joseph Z. Z. Matowanyika 2020

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About the Authors

Artwell Nhemachena holds a PhD in Social Anthropology. In
addition to having a good mix of social science and law courses in his
undergraduate studies, he also has a Certificate in Law and a Diploma
in Education. He has lectured in Zimbabwe before pursuing his PhD
studies in South Africa. His current areas of research interest are
Knowledge Studies; Development Studies; Environment; Resilience;
Food Security and Food Sovereignty; Industrial Sociology;
Agnotology, Sociology and Social Anthropology of Conflict and
Peace; Transformation; Sociology and Social Anthropology of
Science and Technology Studies, Democracy and Governance;
Relational Ontologies; Decoloniality and Anthropological
/Sociological Jurisprudence. He has published over 80 book chapters
and journal articles in accredited and peer-reviewed platforms. He
has also published over eighteen books in accredited and peer
reviewed platforms. At the University of Namibia, he lectures, and
chairs the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Seminar Series
on Researching, Writing and Publishing. Artwell Nhemachena is also
a Research Fellow in the College of Humanities of the University of
South Africa. He is also an active member of the Council for the
Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA).

Joseph Z. Z. Matowanyika is a Professor at the Chinhoyi
University of Technology where he is the Director of the Institute of
Lifelong Learning and Development Studies. He holds a PhD in
Geography from the University of Waterloo, Canada; MA in
Environmental Planning for Developing Countries, University of
Nottingham, UK; BA Honours Degree in Geography from Reading
University UK; and a Postgraduate Diploma in Planning
Management & Evaluation of Rural Development Projects from the
Pan-African Institute for Development, Eastern & Southern Africa,
in Kabwe, Zambia.

Oluw ọle T ẹw ọgboye Òkéwándé has been lecturing in the
Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of
Ilorin, Il ọrin, Nigeria since 1998. His research interests include the ̀
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fields of African religions, semiotics, stylistics and culture. His
Doctoral Thesis, “A semiotic investigation of links between Ifa, Ibeji
and Ayo Ọl ọp ọn” is a study that establishes Ifa’s relationship with Ayo
Ọl ọp ọn and Ibeji around codes, symbols, icons and indices. He has
published in reputable local, national and international journals.

David O. Akombo (dakombo@hotmail.com) is Faculty Fellow in
the College of Liberal Arts at Jackson State University (Jackson, MS).
Having engaged in cultural research in Kenya, Southeast Asia, and
the United States, his research interests include: cultural identity and
Afrocentricity issues in choral and instrumental music; multicultural
music education; ethnomusicology; community music; teaching and
learning theory; music technology; psychology of music; and
quantitative research in music and biomedical sciences. Some of his
publications include: The Unity of Music and Dance in World Cultures
(2016), Music and Medicine: Connections Found (2009), Music and Healing
Across Cultures (2006), and Uwenzi: The Pan-African Factor, A
21stCentury View (2015). Dr. Akombo’s academic background includes a
BA – Education from Kenyatta University, an MA –
Ethnomusicology from Bowling Green State University and a PhD -
Music Education from the University of Florida.

Pearl S. Gray (psgray@aol.com) is an independent scholar. She
formerly served as an Associate Professor and the Chair of Education
at Edward Waters College (Jacksonville, FL), where she was a
member of the Ujuzi Group, the College think tank, and its
component lecture series, the Wakaguzi Forum. Dr. Gray’s academic
background includes an undergraduate degree (BA) in Sociology
(Wilberforce University), a Master’s degree (MAT) in Teaching
(Antioch-Putney University), and a Doctorate (PhD) in Social
Foundations of Education & Cultural Anthropology (Oregon State
University). She has participated in numerous seminars, conferences,
and panel discussions. Her scholarship efforts include numerous
papers (e.g., Africa, Jatropha Seeds, and Biofuel 2007). Her research
interests include West African oral tradition, women’s issues, teacher
education, affirmative action, and applications of multicultural
education to school curricula. George O. Griffin (georgegriffin2003@yahoo.com) is currently the
Communications Professor at Keiser University (Orlando, FL) as
well as an Adjunct Professor of Communications at Stetson
University (Deland, FL). He formerly served as an Assistant
Professor and Interim Chair of Communications at Edward Waters
College (Jacksonville, FL), where he was also a member of the
College think tank, Ujuzi Group. Prof. Griffin’s academic
background includes a BA - Speech/English/Education from the
University of West Florida and an MA - Communication Arts from
Auburn University. He authored STAGE FRIGHT! A
StudentFriendly Guide to Managing the Jitters (2008) and was lead author and
editor of Effect