Decolonize Multiculturalism by Anthony C. Alessandrini, Bhakt... - 9781682193532

Name: Decolonize Multiculturalism by Anthony C. Alessandrini, Bhakt... - 9781682193532
Brand: OR Books

OR Books

Decolonize MulticulturalismAuthor(s): Anthony C. Alessandrini, Bhakti Shringarpure\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: OR Books, United States\nImprint: OR Books\nISBN-13: 9781682193532, 978-1682193532\nSynopsis\nFor those interested in continuing the struggle for decolonization, the word multiculturalism can seem like a sad joke. After all, institutionalized multiculturalism today is a muck of buzzwords, branding strategies, and virtue signaling that has nothing to do with real struggles against racism and colonialism. ButDecolonize Multiculturalismunearths a buried history.\n\nThe book focuses on the student and youth movements of the 1960s and 1970s, inspired by global movements for decolonization and anti-racism, which aimed to fundamentally transform their society, as well as the fierce repression of these movements by the state, corporations, and university administrations. Part of the response has been sheer violencecampus policing, for example, only began in the 70s, paving the wa.