Description
Book SynopsisKnowledge is more expansive than the boundaries of the Western university model and its claim to be the dominant—or only—rigorous house of knowledge. In the former colonies of Europe (e.g., South Africa, Brazil, and Oceania), the curriculum, statues, architectures, and other aspects of the university demonstrate the way in which it is a fixture in empire maintenance. The trajectory of global White supremacy is deeply historical and contemporary—it is a global, transnational, and imperial phenomenon. White supremacy is sustained through the construction of inferiority and anti-Blackness. The context, history, and perspective offered by Collins, Newman, and Jun should serve as an introduction to the disruption of the ways in which university and academic dispositions have and continue to serve as sites of colonial and White supremacist preservation—as well as sites of resistance.
Trade Review"Collins, Newman, and Jun offer fresh and thoughtful perspectives on ways that modern universities have long perpetuated Whiteness throughout the world.
Global White Supremacy is a must-read primer for anyone working in or studying international higher education." -- Jenny J. Lee * Editor of U.S. Power in International Higher Education (Rutgers University Press, 2021) *
"Finally! An authentic and thoughtful account of white supremacy and settler colonialism in higher education that will help lead us towards necessary healing and transformation." -- Kaiwipunikauikawekiu Punihei Lipe * Director of the University of Hawaii Manoa Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Center *
Table of ContentsPreface: Who We Are and Why It Matters
Introduction
Part I Ideology
1 Tools of Invasion: A Disposition to Inhabit the Globe
2 Homeland, Diaspora, and Traveling Whiteness
3 The University as Colonizer and Carrier of White Dominance
Part II Case Studies
4 Dominant White Minorities and Invasion in Southern Africa
5 Shades of Advantage in Brazil
6 Empty Treaties and Occupied Land in Oceania
Conclusion: Decolonized Past and Future
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
About the Authors
