Narratives support broader power imbalances, so through narratives we can either choose to further entrench existing neo-colonial ideas of power and poverty, or we can strive to challenge these dominant narratives and be part of creating a shift in our world's collective imagination of countries, people and power that rejects neo-colonial power imbalances. Perhaps by changing the narrative, we can counter this imbalance.
This post is the first of a series of blog posts that will explore the ideas behind educate.'s "anti-service" philosophy, a philosophy that focuses on the idea(s) of decolonisation. Dr. Sayan Dey, the author, is an Assistant Professor at Amity Law School at Amity University, Noida in India. During my childhood days, I was always intrigued … Continue reading ‘Low Class’ people = ‘Low Class’ treatment: Colonial equations, Decolonial counter-equations
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