Below are some suggested readings relating to decolonisation in the context of art history, cultural studies, curation and conservation, as well as the higher education system and our wider cultural landscape. These have been loosely organised into thematic reading lists and are by no means exhaustive.
If you are a current student or staff member at 51做厙, many of these texts are accessible either physically or as ebooks through our Library. Links are provided where possible.
We are always open to new suggestions – please share these with decolonising.action.groups@courtauld.ac.uk泭
Decolonising History and Art History
Decolonising Art History, edited by Catherine Grant and Dorothy Price:
Shades of Black : Assembling Black Arts in 1980s Britain,泭edited by David A. Bailey, Sonia Boyce, and Ian Baucom:
Black artists in British art: a history since the 1950s to the present,泭by Eddie Chambers:
Travel and See : Black Diaspora Art Practices since The 1980s,泭by Kobena Mercer:
Black and British – A Forgotten History, by David Olusoga: Print copies available泭
African Europeans An Untold Story, by Olivette Otele: Print copies available泭
Indigenous London : Native Travelers at the Heart of Empire,泭edited by Coll Thrush, Kate Shanley, and Ned Blackhawk:
Inglorious Empire – What The British did to India,泭by Shashi Tharoor: Print copies available泭
Decolonising the University and Higher Education
Decolonizing the university, edited by Gurminder K. Bhambra, Dalia Gabrial and Kerem Nianciogiu:泭
Decolonizing methodologies: research and indigenous peoples,泭by Linda Tuhiwai Smith:
Narrative Expansions : Interpreting Decolonisation in Academic Libraries, by Jess Crilly and Regina Everitt:
Arts-Based Methods for Decolonising Participatory Research,泭edited by Satu Miettinen, Tiina Sepp瓣l瓣 and Melanie Sarantou:
Decolonising Museums, Galleries, and Cultural Heritage
The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution,泭by Dan Hicks:
Practicing Decoloniality in Museums : A Guide with Global Examples,泭edited by Csilla E. Ariese and Magdalena Wr籀blewska:
Decolonizing Colonial Heritage : New Agendas, Actors and Practices in and beyond Europe,泭edited by Britta Timm Knudsen, John Oldfield, Elizabeth泭Buettner and Elvan Zabunyan:
The Postcolonial泭Museum: The Arts of Memory and the Pressures of History,泭edited by Iain Chambers, Allesandra de Angelis, Celeste Ianniciello Mariangela Orabona and Michaela Quadraro:
Decolonizing museums泭:泭representing native America in national and tribal museums,泭by Amy Lonetree:
Anti-Racism, Post-Colonialism, Intersectionality and Beyond
Yellow Peril! An Archive of Anti-Asian Fear, edited by John Kuo Wei Tchen & Dylan Yeats: 泭Print copies available泭
Do Muslim Women Need Saving?泭by Lila Abu-Lughod:
Don’t Touch My Hair泭 by Emma Dabiri:
White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo: Print copies available泭
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race,泭by Reni Eddo-Lodge:
Me and White Supremacy : Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor,泭by Layla F. Saad:
Whitewalling: Art, Race & Protest in 3 Acts,泭by Aruna D’Souza:泭Print copies available泭
Necropolitics (Theory in Forms), by Achille Mbembe:
On the Postcolony, by Achille Mbembe:
Orientalism,泭by Edward Said: Print copies available泭
On decoloniality: concepts, analytics, and praxis,泭edited by Walter D. Mignolo and Catherine E. Walsh:
Women, Race and Class,泭by Angela Davis:泭Print copies available泭
The Wretched of The Earth, by Franz Fanon: Print copies available泭
Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism, by bell hooks: Print copies available
Sister Outsider, by Audre Lorde: Print copies available泭
Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights : Neo)colonialism, Neoliberalism, Resistance and Hope,泭edited by Nancy Nicol, Adrian Jjuuko, Richard Lusimbo, Nick J. Mule, Susan Ursel, Amar Wahab and Phyllis Waugh: