Description
Progressive calls and activities to ‘decolonise’ the academy and particular migration studies have been rising in the recent past. At the same time we have seen concerns about the undermining academic freedom by silencing scholars that do not correspond to such a progressive vision. These academic conflicts mirror socio-political conflicts in society at large, and the backlash to emancipatory identity politics. How to teach migration in such a polarized environment and enable students to critically reflect upon these developments in higher education and society at large, and to question and interrogate the violence inherent in contemporary migration regimes? This contribution offers reflections based on an understanding of academia as a common space of learning, and scholarship on communication about migration, identity politics and polarization.
