Decolonizing the Curriculum Resources

Resources to help Stockton University instructors to Decolonize their Curriculum. 

Being in a minority, whether ethnic, racial, religious, or sexual/affective by definition comes with fewer opportunities to see yourself represented or acknowledged in the majority’s view. That is, unless the majority makes a concerted effort to decenter its own perspective in the institutional culture, and embraces true inclusion.  Curriculum is the very foundation of the University, and we believe that the systemic change should start with serious effort to both decenter Western and white perspectives across the curriculum in favor of inclusion of non-Western and non-white perspectives, experiences, and modes of knowledge.

Stock image of chalk board with African writing

We believe that all students deserve to see themselves represented in the curriculum. Too often, non-white and non-Western representations are ignored – scientists, writers, and artists of color are rarely mentioned. In somewhat better cases, they may be acknowledged and one or two token examples may be offered to the students. This approach still keeps the focus on white experiences as central. True inclusion thus would offer a multitude of perspectives and experiences; this list aims to make it easier to find such perspectives.

We will continue to add to this list of resources, and we invite contributions from faculty. Please email Ekaterina Sedia (kathy.sedia@stockton.edu) with suggestions.

Online Resources

Astronomy:

Biology:

Education:

Environmental:

History and Culture:

Humanities:

Science:

Social Work:

Books

Climate Change:

Conservation:

Education:

History and Culture:

Humanities:

Social Work:

Additional Resources