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Decolonising your reading list

Examining information and knowledge sources

The work of decolonising your module or course goes beyond diversifying authors included in reading lists. It includes thinking about what knowledge is valued as normative in your discipline and considering the impact of historical events and structural oppression and how they affect knowledge production and preservation. You'll find some advice below on where to start.

Getting started

Resources

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Open access journals can be a good place to start to engage with the global research literature in your discipline. The following resources provide access to a range of open access journal articles:

 

 

Africa

Latin America

India

Below are details are some of our digital archives that may be helpful in your search for diverse perspectives.

Seeking out alternative formats of information can be a good way of including a wider range of voices in your reading list. The following resources may be good places to start:

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