Reading Lists

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The following reading lists are a collaborative project involving students and staff at the University of Westminster and beyond.  We understand decolonising as an on-going process that involves unravelling our assumptions about curricula, critically examining its content and forms, and imagining new ways of learning together.  The project aims to provide students and staff with resources to begin thinking about and engaging in decolonising learning and teaching.  We recognise that this will look and feel different in each discipline.  With that in mind we compiled a general introductory reading list and individual lists for the subject areas that we teach at Westminster.

To access the lists please follow the links below.  These will take you to online reading lists hosted by the University of Westminster Library.  If you are a member of Westminster, then you will also be able to login and access materials through the Library.  Many of the reading lists also include open access materials that are available to the public or through other libraries.

We hope that these materials will be helpful in your decolonising practices.

If you have any questions about the project, please email Dr Jennifer Fraser (University Director of Student Partnership, Centre for Education and Teaching Innovation and Principal Lecturer, School of Social Sciences) j.fraser@westminster.ac.uk

Thank you to the following people for their ideas, time and work on the project:

Tanveer Ahmed, Kyra Araneta, Samira Ashraf, Jasmine Barre, Dr Rumy Begum, Dr Olimpia Burchiellaro, Derin Fadina, Jayne Flowers, Manvir Grewal, Sara Hafeez, Dr Deborah Husbands, Sana Khan, Dr Fatima Maatwk, Morgan McLeod, Ekua McMorris, Dr Allan Porter, Lorna Rosbottom, Dr Moonisah Usman

General list of anti-racist and decolonial resources

• Introduction to decolonising Higher Education
• Decolonising Research Methods
• Anti-racist pedagogy

Lists for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Resources for Biosciences 
• Resources for Criminology
• Resources for English Literature
• Resources for History 
• Resources for International Development
• Resources for International Relations
• Resources for Law 
• Resources for Languages (EAP and Modern Languages) 
• Resources for Linguistics 
• Resources for Nutrition 
• Resources for Politics 
• Resources for Psychology
• Resources for Sociology 
• Resources for Visual Culture 

Lists for the College of Design, Creative and Digital Industries

• Resources for Animation
• Resources for Architecture 
• Resources for Art and Design
• Resources for Computer Science and Engineering 
• Resources for Fashion Design 
• Resource for Film Studies 
• Resources for Illustration, Graphic Design and Visual Communication
• Resources for Interactive Media, Digital Storytelling, App Design and Web Design
• Resources for Journalism
• Resources for Media Studies, Communication and Media in Society
• Resources for Music 
• Resources for Photography 
• Resources for Public Relations and Advertising
• Resources for Radio and Broadcast
• Resources for Tourism Studies 
• Resources for TV Production and TV Studies

Lists for Westminster Business School

• Resources for Economics 
• Resources for Finance and Accounting 
• Resources for International Business and International Marketing 
• Resources for Management, Marketing and Human Resource Management