A contrapuntal epistemology for social work
An Afrocentric perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9972265 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mbazima Simeon Mathebane (0000-0002-4036-1375, University of South Africa, corresponding author), Johanna Sekudu (University of South Africa) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1154-1168 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872817702704 |
| OpenAlex | W2614517000 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 33 |
The experiences of diverse people present challenges and opportunities for knowledge production. The knowledge base undergirding social work has been found to be dominated by Anglo-American cultural values assumed to be universally applicable. The relevant texts on social work knowledge were examined. The analysis revealed that culture is the cornerstone of any society’s response to social problems, that the hegemony of Eurocentric paradigms remain intact, that there is complicity with the coloniality of power in knowledge production resulting in epistemic injustice, and that decolonisation and indigenisation are critical imperatives towards the achievement of global cognitive justice. A contrapuntal epistemology of social work is recommended
Complicity · Epistemology · Externalization · Hegemony · Indigenization · Injustice · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social epistemology · Social science · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Anthropology · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Theological Perspectives and Practices
From ‘Victim’ to ‘Survivor’
Contextualized Social Work Education
Applying decolonial thought to the study of racial microaggressions
The emotional labour of decolonising social work curricula
Exploring African-centred social work education
The interdependency of global social work thinking and local education
Toward a social justice model of inclusion for university–community engagement
Attitudes towards international exchange among social workers in the Asian context
Juxtaposing indigenous evidence-based models in India with concept of Ubuntu
Idea of Caritas and thinking of social work
A review of Indigenous social work around the world
Normative Boundaries Limiting Accessibility to Social Work for Queer People with a Refugee Background
Challenging Anti-Black Racism across the Curriculum
Social Work Journals and the Disciplinary Production of Alternative Knowledge(s)
Reimagining Social Work Ancestry
Epistemology, Social Work and Substance Use
Geographical inequity in social work research
Indigenous social work with older persons
Africentric social work theory
Endogenous knowledge
Professional imperialism
The quest for a universal social work
Building competitive advantage from ubuntu
Epistemologies of the South
The Contour and Meaning of Afrocentric Social Work
An Oral History Interview
A Discourse on Black Studies
Indigenization of social work An international perspective and conceptualization
Indigenisation of Social Work Knowledge
The Enduring Relevance of Indigenisation in African Social Work
Global standards
Local and global practice
Indigenization in a globalizing world
Further discussion of indigenization in social work
Paradigms and Politics
Globalization and culturally relevant social work
South African social work education
Promoting diversity or confirming hegemony? In search of new insights for social work
Social work education’s cultural hegemony
Critical reflections on the emerging discourse of international social work
Frantz Fanon
Colonialidad del Poder y Clasi? cacion Social
Using southern theory
Confronting Equality
Indigenous Social Work around the World
An Analysis of Afrocentricity as Theory for Social Work Practice
The Afrocentric Paradigm
What If I Just Cite Graciela? Working Toward Decolonizing Knowledge Through a Critical Ethnography
On the Coloniality of Being
| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 2,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |