Decolonial Subversions springs from a deep concern about the increasingly cosmetic form that decolonisation has been taking and the lack of embodied commitment toward a re-envisioned world order within mainstream scholarly discourse. While being cognisant of the fact that complex hierarchies inevitably permeate institutions involved in the production and dissemination of knowledge, we also hold that different modes of creating, sharing and assessing knowledge and research exist, and can inform more equitable practices capable of fostering alternative models of academic life and engagement with the world. Decolonial Subversions is one attempt to demonstrate that things can be done differently. In order to challenge and revise currently dominant paradigms of knowledge-making, we aim to critically revisit fundamental questions such as: What is considered legitimate knowledge? How is this knowledge expressed? Who defines the criteria of legitimacy and in whose interests are they universalised? How can the production of knowledge be sensitised to the multiplicity of existing worldviews? If knowledge production needs to be de-institutionalised, how might this be achieved?

"the dissemination of decolonial perspectives by implementing a model that subverts current practices of knowledge production, validation and dissemination—both within academia and outside" #DecolonialSubversions
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