Image source: 'The Day They Marched' (1963) from African American Communities (https://www-aac-amdigital-co-uk.bris.idm.oclc.org/)
Databases/resources
We have created a Decolonisation Resource List which includes links to useful resources by geographic area, examples of good practice from Bristol and beyond, and advice on finding freely available/open access resources. We'll be adding further resources, so if you have a suggestion please let your Subject Librarian know.
Subject Specific Resources will also be found in your Subject Library Guide and in our A-Z Database Listing.
Use the direct links below to jump straight to geographical area:
Citing Diverse Scholarship
“Citation is how we acknowledge our debt to those who came before; those who helped us find our way when it was obscured because we deviated from the paths we were told to follow”
Ahmed, S. (2017) Living a feminist life Durham: Duke University Press p:15-16
Citations acknowledge the ideas and authors who have shaped and informed our own writing. Sara Ahmed has described citation as being a “successful reproductive technology” and one which has reinforced the influence of certain thinkers and scholars over others. Those less represented are often people of colour, indigenous scholars, or women. However, being aware of our own citation practices can enable us to amplify diverse voices in research, to create more inclusive and diverse disciplines and to challenge traditional hierarchies.
“Citational politics are the rules, practices, beliefs, and principles by which we determine how we publicly map the genealogy of our thoughts and inspiration”
Smith, Christen A. and Dominique Garrett-Scott (2021) ’We Are Not Named: Black Women and the Politics of Citation in Anthropology.’ Feminist Anthropology 2(1) p:20.
You may want to use materials which are not published in English. You should check with your course leaders about the acceptability of this within your school, but you can find guidance on how to cite these materials via Cite Them Right:
Quoting material not in English
Referencing materials in Non-Roman Scripts
Books in languages other than English
Non English Naming conventions
If you are not sure how to apply these rules to your source, contact your subject librarian for help.
Library Workshops
Every term the Library runs workshops for students on decolonisation. These sessions cover both the theory behind decolonisation and ideas for how students can engage with it in practice. Check the Library Events page for upcoming sessions, and sign up to attend.
Citing Diverse Scholarship
This video explains the importance of citing Multiply Marginalized and Underrepresented (MMU) Scholars and explores the historical and systematic prejudices within research and citations.
Fullmer, N. & Strand, K. "Citing MMU Scholars" (2021). All E-Learning Resources. 10. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/elearning_all/10 (Accessed: 22/08/2023)
