This book uses the overlapping approaches of political care ethics and feminist posthumanism as a lens to focus on the notions of privileged irresponsibility, responsibility and response-ability within the context of higher education and as it pertains to the issues of colonialism/decolonisation, pandemics and the climate crisis. The book will appeal to scholars in the field of higher education as well as to those in several other fields, such as ecology, gender studies, sociology, philosophy, and political science.

Connects theoretical perspectives on higher education and the social, material, ethical, political and biological Considers how feminist posthumanism and political ethics of care contribute to understanding current world conditions Focuses on decolonisation, the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and their effects on higher education policies

Autorentext

Vivienne Bozalek is Honorary Professor in the Centre for Higher Education Research, Teaching and Learning (CHERTL) at Rhodes University, South Africa. Michalinos Zembylas is Professor of Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies at the Open University of Cyprus, Honorary Professor at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa, and Adjunct Professor at the University of South Australia.

Inhalt
Chapter One Introduction.- Chapter Two Responsibility.- Chapter Three Privileged Irresponsibility.- Chapter Four Response-ability.- Chapter Five Coloniality.- Chapter Six Ecological Catastrophe.- Chapter Seven Conclusion