Critical Racial and Decolonial Literacies: Breaking the Silence

This collection offers a unique exploration of critical racial literacy and anti-racist praxis in Australia’s educational landscape. Combining critical race and Indigenous theories and perspectives, contributors articulate a decolonial liberatory imperative for our times. In an age when ’decolonization’ has become a buzzword, the book demystifies ’critical anti-racism praxis, ’ advocating for critical and multidisciplinary approaches.

Educators from a range of disciplines including Law, Indigenous Studies, Health, Sociology, Policy and the Arts collectively share compelling stories of educating on race, racism and anti-racism, offering strategies that can be put into practice in classrooms, activism and structural reforms.

Debbie Bargallie is Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow with the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research and Griffith Institute for Educational Research at Griffith University, Queensland. Debbie is a descendent of the Kamilaroi and Wonnarua peoples of New South Wales. Nilmini Fernando is an Adjunct Fellow at the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research at Griffith University, Queensland and a Critical Race Feminist educator and organizational consultant.