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Language: English

Decolonization
in the 21st Century

     Editors: Joyce C. H. Liu & Brett Neilson

This volume aims to probe the persistent issue of coloniality in the 21st century and examine contemporary decolonization efforts that various entities undertake to address the multifaceted challenges in today’s societies.

Contemplating the following themes:

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Defining “coloniality” in the context of the 21st

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Unraveling Colonial Power Dynamics

 

    • Critically assess how colonial power continues to permeate through facets of global capitalism and governance technologies.
    • Examine the reinforcement of this power by institutional, legal, and educational structures.
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Examining the Impact of Colonial Operations in Contemporary World:

    • Investigate the repercussions of colonial dominance in current socities.
    • Discuss issues such as the perpetuation of conflicts; the creation of stateless individuals and marginalized groups; the exploitation of migrant workers; the vulnerabilities of digital laborers; the plight of human trafficking victims; and environmental catastrophes.
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Practices of Social Engagement and Artistic Intervention

    • Demonstrate the role of social activism and artistic endeavors in challenging and dismantling colonial structures.

Notice

Some notes to prospective contributors.

Prospective contributors are invited to submit an indication of intent by 15 January 2024, which should include the following components: Chapter Title, Synopsis (500 words), Keywords (6-7), and Author’s Bio (200 words). The revised chapters should be submitted by 15 May 2024.

Each chapter will be 7,000-8,000 words long. Please notify us of any potential copyright infringements. In principle, our volume could accept essays previously published elsewhere, provided the author can obtain permission from the previous publisher. Nevertheless, the proportion of previously published articles should not exceed a certain proportion of the entire volume.

Tentative Table of Contents

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Roundtable: On War and the Displaced People

To add a roundtable with 3 to 4 people to address the current situation of the recent wars with the refugees and displaced people, as part of the book volume, with a set of questions (Maximum 2000 words).

Global Capitalism and Technologies of Governance
  1. Sandro Mezzadra (University of Bologna, Italy)
  2. Tess Lea (University of British Columbia, Canada)
  3. Brett Neilson (Western Sydney University, Australia), Ned d Rossiter (Western Sydney University, Australia), Manuela Bojadžijev (Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany): The Politics of Decolonization Debates: A Three-Way Conversation.
  4. Ruba Salih (University of Bologna, Italy)
  5. Denis Byrne (Western Sydney University, Australia): Colonising the sea: coastal land reclamations, imperialism, and the Anthropocene
  6. Heather A. Horst (Western Sydney University, Australia) and Juan Francisco Salazar (Western Sydney University, Australia): Final frontiers: imaginaries and infrastructures of contemporary capitalism
  7. Joyce C.H. Liu (ICCS-NYCU): Logistics of Forced Labor Supply Chains and Transnational Outsourcing Recruitment Networks in the Asian Mediterranean.
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Marginalized Populations, Stateless Persons, Migrant Laborers
  1. Ranabir Samaddar (Calcutta Research Group, India): Practical Ethics of Responsibility and Protection.
  2. Paula Banerjee (Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Calcutta, India): The Conundrum of Trafficking and Statelessness in India.
  3. Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury (Rabindra Bharati University, India).
  4. Samata Biswas (The Sanskrit College and University, Kolkata, India): Migrants and the Epidemic: Gender, Race, and Other Vulnerabilities.
  5. Pun Ngai (Lingnan University, Hong Kong): Disrupting Digital Nomadism and Recharging New Class and Gendered Labor Subjects.
  6. Lisa Yuk-ming Leung (Lingnan University, Hong Kong): Migration, Racial Minorities and Gig Labour: Concepts and Methods.
  7. Rafal Smoczynski (Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences) and Tomasz Zarycki (University of Warsaw): The Entwined Dynamics of Semi-Peripheral Dependency: Media Narratives, Social Stratification, and Economic Inequalities in Central and Eastern Europe
Social Engagement, Art Intervention, and the Making of the Commons
  1. tammy Ko Robinson (Hanyang University, Seoul, S Korea).
  2. Valerie Soe (San Francisco State University, US): Decolonizing Identities: Film as Organizing Practice.
  3. Wen-Shu Lai (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan): Speculative and Social Design.
  4. Other contributions