July 1 2015 CONMEMORATION OF THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY 1863-2015
The legacies of enslavement and the urgent questions of our time Jean Casimir and Walter Mignolo
July 10 2015 Decolonizing the University Symposium
University College Roosevelt, Middelburg, The Netherlands
Organized by Patricia Schor, Olivier Kramsch, Daniel Mandur Thomaz, and Rolando Vázquez. This day-long symposium enabled reflection on the mechanisms of coloniality inscribed in the university. Through feminist, aesthetic and political practices we seek to open alternatives paths towards a decolonial way of living the university. The event is part of a broader, intellectual and political project that crosses the boundaries of academic scholarship, institution building and activism. The event aims to provide a space of exchange based on analytical diagnosis and personal experience. Speakers will be invited to address critical questions related to their scholarly as well as activist positionalities. The discussions that will follow each panel will be geared towards the pursuit of strategies of awareness, resistance and change.
Programme
10.45-11.00 Arrival
11:00-11:15 Opening: Patricia Schor and Rolando Vázquez
11:15.-12.45 Panel 1: Coloniality & the university
Walter Mignolo, Virginie Mamadouh, Soraya Brower, and Dustin Gordon
Moderator: Rolando Vázquez
12.45-14:15 Lunch break
14:15-15.45 Panel 2: The Political Role of the Decolonial University
Noa Ha, Ovidiu Tichindeleanu, Heli Guido, and student Decolonial Summer School
Moderator: Daniel Mandur Thomaz
15:45-17.15 Panel 3: The role of the decolonial public intellectual
Arzu Merali, Egbert Alejandro Martina, Patricia Schor, and Kolar Aparna
Moderator: Olivier Kramsch
Coffee break
17.30-18.00 Building Intersectional Decolonial Alliances — Olivier Kramsch and Daniel Mandur Thomaz