Swati Arora
Biographic Data
| ID | 6533433 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Swati Arora |
| GIVEN NAMES | Swati |
| FAMILY NAME | Arora |
| SIGNATURE | ARORA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8553-4620 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Philosophy in the Margins: History of a Colonised Discipline and the Ignorance‐Epistemicide Cycle
To decolonise philosophy, one might attempt to recover excluded traditions and expand the canon. While historically necessary, this approach is inadequate. Drawing on Fanon's conception of decolonisation as rupture, this paper argues that philosophy's Eurocentrism is not merely the result of forgetting histories but of epistemic destruction whose effects structure the discipline's present. Historical retelling matters not as recovery alone but as…
Epistemic Exclusion: Theorizing Dalit Feminism
Conceptual innovation is highly prized in Western Anglophone philosophy. Yet it often stems from a relatively narrow tradition that takes little account of contributions from other cultures and philosophical practices. We illustrate this point using the example of work done by Dalit feminists on identifying and addressing hermeneutical injustice. Despite their relevance, Dalit feminist contributions are virtually unknown and remain unrecognized i…
Pluriversal Conversations on Transnational Feminisms: And Words Collide from a Place
A manifesto to decentre theatre and performance studies
With the climate of Brexit, xenophobia and white supremacy on the rise, health and safety of Black and Global Majority people under threat during the spread of Covid in the UK and elsewhere, a discussion of colonialism, migration, borders, and equality – in the classrooms and outside – is more pertinent than ever. Situating the ongoing Decolonise the University movement as part of broader social justice struggles to address the political, social,…
Walk in India and South Africa: Notes towards a decolonial and transnational feminist politics
The essay discusses Maya Rao's Walk and The Mothertongue Project's Walk: South Africa to explore the languages of transnational and embodied feminist politics that these performances conjure. The two performances are instances of artistic responses to sexualized violence in India and South Africa as they engage with the politics of walking in the city. Working with Chandra Talpade Mohanty's formulation of feminist solidarity (2013) and Boaventura…
Japan and the Middle East: A Select Bibliography
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Japan and the Middle East: A Select Bibliography
Walk in India and South Africa: Notes towards a decolonial and transnational feminist politics
The essay discusses Maya Rao's Walk and The Mothertongue Project's Walk: South Africa to explore the languages of transnational and embodied feminist politics that these performances conjure. The two performances are instances of artistic responses to sexualized violence in India and South Africa as they engage with the politics of walking in the city. Working with Chandra Talpade Mohanty's formulation of feminist solidarity (2013) and Boaventura…
A manifesto to decentre theatre and performance studies
With the climate of Brexit, xenophobia and white supremacy on the rise, health and safety of Black and Global Majority people under threat during the spread of Covid in the UK and elsewhere, a discussion of colonialism, migration, borders, and equality – in the classrooms and outside – is more pertinent than ever. Situating the ongoing Decolonise the University movement as part of broader social justice struggles to address the political, social,…
Pluriversal Conversations on Transnational Feminisms: And Words Collide from a Place
Epistemic Exclusion: Theorizing Dalit Feminism
Conceptual innovation is highly prized in Western Anglophone philosophy. Yet it often stems from a relatively narrow tradition that takes little account of contributions from other cultures and philosophical practices. We illustrate this point using the example of work done by Dalit feminists on identifying and addressing hermeneutical injustice. Despite their relevance, Dalit feminist contributions are virtually unknown and remain unrecognized i…
Philosophy in the Margins: History of a Colonised Discipline and the Ignorance‐Epistemicide Cycle
To decolonise philosophy, one might attempt to recover excluded traditions and expand the canon. While historically necessary, this approach is inadequate. Drawing on Fanon's conception of decolonisation as rupture, this paper argues that philosophy's Eurocentrism is not merely the result of forgetting histories but of epistemic destruction whose effects structure the discipline's present. Historical retelling matters not as recovery alone but as…
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Feminism (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Politics (2 works)