Critical reflections on the place of the university in the 21st century

Boaventura de Sousa Santos; Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni; Crain Soudien

doi:10.17159/sajs.2022/14835

South African Journal of Science (Oct 2022)

Critical reflections on the place of the university in the 21st century

Boaventura de Sousa Santos,
Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni,
Crain Soudien

Affiliations

Boaventura de Sousa Santos: Professor Emeritus, School of Economics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni: Professor, Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
Crain Soudien: Adjunct Professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/14835

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This Structured Conversation on the relevance and role of the contemporary university took place between Boaventura de Sousa Santos and Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni – two of the world’s most prominent thinkers on decolonisation. The discussion was moderated by Crain Soudien.

Published in South African Journal of Science

ISSN: 0038-2353 (Print); 1996-7489 (Online)
Publisher: Academy of Science of South Africa
Country of publisher: South Africa
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General); Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)
Website: http://www.sajs.co.za

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