Decolonization refers to ‘writing back’ against the ongoing colonialism and colonial mentalities that permeate all institutions and systems of government, according to Eric Ritskes, editor of Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education and Society. Indeed, decolonization demands an Indigenous framework and a centering of Indigenous land, Indigenous sovereignty, and Indigenous ways of thinking, write Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang in their essay “Decolonization Is Not a Metaphor”.

(Re)building culture must interrogate colonialism’s turmoil on the inner world and psyche, explains Franz Fanon. Artists, authors, and activists draw on Fanon’s writings, as they create new narratives to counter mainstream framings in history books, public monuments, and pop cult [...]