Olga Bialostocka
Biographic Data
| ID | 5625391 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olga Bialostocka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olga |
| FAMILY NAME | Bialostocka |
| SIGNATURE | BIALOSTOCKA O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Human Sciences Research Council |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9665-8346 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Transmodern heritage as a space for imagining pluriversal relations—Insights from the African “periphery”
The N'zima village in Grand‐Bassam and the Abbashawel area in Asmara were intrinsically connected to the “modern” colonial capitals of present‐day Côte d'Ivoire and Eritrea, respectively, on the verges of which they functioned. However, structurally, organizationally and ontologically, they differed profoundly from their French‐ and Italian‐planned “neighbors,” together with which they are today inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Interp…
Transmodern Heritage as Radical Delinking from Modernity
Guided by decolonial border thinking (Mignolo, 2007), this conceptual paper questions the rhetoric of alternative modernities proposed as a way of reclaiming the place of post/colonial heritage of Africa alongside the modern heritage in Africa. Interrogating modernity's European legacy, its precepts and the associated values, it proposes instead to define African heritage of the 19th and 20th century from the standpoint of “exteriority” and as an…
Choosing Heaven
Situated within the topic of geographical contexts of knowledge production, this article interrogates the youth policies of Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania to understand how they articulate the concepts of ‘tradition’ and ‘modernity’ in planning for youth development in their national socio-cultural settings. The focus is on each country’s approach to cultural transformation, in trying to divulge how the policymakers see the role of culture, both local…
Colonized by the development discourse
Purpose Tangible and intangible aspects of living heritage shape the identity of communities whose daily experience is integrated into heritage cultural spaces. Interference in this intricately woven, historically rich context may have significant sociocultural and material consequences for the people inhabiting it. Using the example of the ancient Theban Necropolis and “modern” Gurna, the paper looks at the loss of contemporary cultural heritage…
Dialogic education as an approach to multiculturalism for social cohesion in Namibia
The paper explores approaches to cultural diversity and its relation to the concept of social cohesion in the context of a multicultural school community. It uses insights from an empirical research on multicultural education conducted in Namibia as context for a discussion on tools in educational practice that would support diversity while working towards a greater integration of a pluralistic society. Looking into the African concept of Ubuntu …
Choosing Heaven
Situated within the topic of geographical contexts of knowledge production, this article interrogates the youth policies of Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania to understand how they articulate the concepts of ‘tradition’ and ‘modernity’ in planning for youth development in their national socio-cultural settings. The focus is on each country’s approach to cultural transformation, in trying to divulge how the policymakers see the role of culture, both local…
Dialogic education as an approach to multiculturalism for social cohesion in Namibia
The paper explores approaches to cultural diversity and its relation to the concept of social cohesion in the context of a multicultural school community. It uses insights from an empirical research on multicultural education conducted in Namibia as context for a discussion on tools in educational practice that would support diversity while working towards a greater integration of a pluralistic society. Looking into the African concept of Ubuntu …
Colonized by the development discourse
Purpose Tangible and intangible aspects of living heritage shape the identity of communities whose daily experience is integrated into heritage cultural spaces. Interference in this intricately woven, historically rich context may have significant sociocultural and material consequences for the people inhabiting it. Using the example of the ancient Theban Necropolis and “modern” Gurna, the paper looks at the loss of contemporary cultural heritage…
Choosing Heaven
Situated within the topic of geographical contexts of knowledge production, this article interrogates the youth policies of Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania to understand how they articulate the concepts of ‘tradition’ and ‘modernity’ in planning for youth development in their national socio-cultural settings. The focus is on each country’s approach to cultural transformation, in trying to divulge how the policymakers see the role of culture, both local…
Transmodern Heritage as Radical Delinking from Modernity
Guided by decolonial border thinking (Mignolo, 2007), this conceptual paper questions the rhetoric of alternative modernities proposed as a way of reclaiming the place of post/colonial heritage of Africa alongside the modern heritage in Africa. Interrogating modernity's European legacy, its precepts and the associated values, it proposes instead to define African heritage of the 19th and 20th century from the standpoint of “exteriority” and as an…
Transmodern heritage as a space for imagining pluriversal relations—Insights from the African “periphery”
The N'zima village in Grand‐Bassam and the Abbashawel area in Asmara were intrinsically connected to the “modern” colonial capitals of present‐day Côte d'Ivoire and Eritrea, respectively, on the verges of which they functioned. However, structurally, organizationally and ontologically, they differed profoundly from their French‐ and Italian‐planned “neighbors,” together with which they are today inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Interp…
Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works)