In Frantz Fanon’s eyes, decolonization “sets out to change the order of the world.” Is that even possible today? If it is in any sense possible in our times, what would this involve: what kind of changes? a decolonial manual is an adventure in thinking through these questions with a hopeful attention on meaningful, enworlded actions that can offer reparation in catastrophic times.
Hosting a transoceanic line-up, neither an introduction nor an attempt to popularize the cultural movement, a decolonial manual offers a mosaic of thirty-three pieces guiding readers through the key struggles in current decolonial thinking and action. In this poly-genre text, readers will encounter various thinking and writing styles, from standard essays and personal reflections to manifestos and unclassifiable contributions, and will also see decolonial thought and practice deployed across multiple continents and a wide variety of subjects and contexts, including archaeology, art and aesthetics, indigeneity, literary studies, modernism, oceans, reparations, STEM education, viral pandemics, and witch-hunting, among many others.
To counter the age and ethos propelling ethnic, spiritual, and class divisions, a decolonial manual ultimately brings together researchers, artists, and activists from all corners of the earth to openly learn about new pathways to understanding, solidarity, and love.