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Purpose<\/h2>\n

The purpose of the videos by Sandew Hira on Decolonizing The Mind (DTM) is to explain and develop the theoretical framework of DTM and to apply it to understand the world from a decolonial point of view. The videos are based on his book<\/a> Decolonizing The Mind – A Guide to Decolonial Theory and Practice.<\/em> You can download the table of content here<\/a> and the introductory chapter here<\/a>. You can buy<\/a> the book or watch the videos for free.<\/p>\n

Powerpoint<\/h2>\n

The videos come with a PowerPoint. Click on the link in the post on the video to download the PDF of the PowerPoint.<\/p>\n

The videos are produced by Amrit Publishers<\/a>, a small publishing house run by Sandew Hira and Sitla Bonoo.<\/p>\n

Themes<\/h2>\n

The videos are produced under themes that do not totally correspond with the chapters of the book. Some theme are related to specific chapters. Some are dealing with themes that have been dealt with in the book in different paragraphs.<\/p>\n

Here is the list of themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Theme nr. <\/strong><\/td>\nTitle<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
01<\/td>\nWorld affairs<\/td>\nA decolonial analysis of current world affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02<\/td>\nWhat is decolonial theory?<\/td>\nThe background, nature, strength and weaknesses of decolonial theory and practice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03<\/td>\nMechanisms of (de)colonizing the mind<\/td>\nAnalysis of the mechanisms of colonizing and decolonizing the mind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04<\/td>\nThe European Enlightenment<\/td>\nAn in-depth analysis of the European Enlightenment as the basis of the current colonial world civilization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05<\/td>\nPhilosophy<\/td>\nHow to understand the core of Western philosophy and alternatives from the global south<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06<\/td>\nMathematics and hard sciences<\/td>\nWhat is the meaning of decolonizing mathematics and the hard sciences?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07<\/td>\nBiology, ecology and earth science<\/td>\nHow do we look at the relationship between humans, animals and nature?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08<\/td>\nEconomic theory<\/td>\nTheories and practices about the production, distribution and financing of goods and services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09<\/td>\nSocial theory<\/td>\nTheories and practices about the process of the organization of social relations of human beings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nPolitical theory<\/td>\nTheories and practices about the formation, institutionalization, perpetuation and challenge of power in a society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nCultural theory<\/td>\nTheories and practices about production and dissemination of knowledge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nWorld history<\/td>\nA decolonial canon of world history<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nImagining a new world civilization<\/td>\nHow to envisage a new decolonial world civilization and how to build it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nThe Bandung Dialogues<\/td>\nA series of dialogues with thinkers from different civilizational backgrounds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Each theme as a theme number (upper left of the opening screen of a video).<\/p>\n

We try to produce one video per day and publish it at 12.00 CET. A video is an episode of about 15-20 minutes and focuses on one aspect of DTM. Each episode has a title, an episode number and a publication date (bottom right of the opening screen of a video).<\/p>\n

Notification<\/h2>\n

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