About
This curated incomplete archive of thinkers and practioners has been researched and curated by Dr Liz Dean with research assistants who came on board at different times: Prue Rutter, Jo Daffy, Connor Brett, Pavit Bakshi and Chabel Din Khan, with Ary Hermawan creating the digital 'cluster-of-thinkers' (with UniMelb's digital studio internship program). Dr Mar Quiroga (Melbourne Data Analytics Platform) designed this Omeka site and translated the clusters of thinkers to this site with meticulous care, generosity and knowledge. I am indebted. Funding from the School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne, also made this site possible.
This work in progress began in 2020 to respond, in part, to discussions within and outside of universities about decolonising education, colonialism in the present and becoming more open to First Peoples knowledges and knowledges from the global south, and listening to the student led and First Nations questions which include 'why is our curriculum (still) so white'. To address in part, epistemic injustices this site shows the transnational scholars and knowledges and has been created for subject coordinators and students use in research, assessments, seminars and curricula renewal, and to make more readily available First Peoples, decolonial and global south or south to south, thinkers and knowledges.
The site is not an exhaustive list of scholars, their work and knowledges. The focus is more on the area I am located, now called Australia while also including an array of regions. Limitation of this site include its privileging english language. There is also a contribution button made available for omissions, and people engaging with this site are invited to add the 'missing people'.
Thanks again to everyone who contributed to this site, including the authors who spent time sending their photos and ranting permissions for use.
Regards
Liz