Abstract
In an earlier conversation we highlighted the challenges and silences in psychology concerning feminist psychology (Segalo and Kiguwa, Feminism and Psychology, 25(1): 78–83, 2015). In particular, we highlighted the challenges of mentorship, marginalisation of feminist work and Black scholars in the discipline, and the hegemony of western-centric knowledge systems. In this chapter, we reflect on these continued gaps and challenges with particular focus on our work in the academy. Through a decolonial feminist lens we highlight aspects of our teaching (including supervision and mentorship), community work, and research. In doing so, we engage the complexities of working from a decolonial feminist perspective highlighting the potential for disruption of the academic space. Furthermore, we argue that the separation of academic and community work remains a barrier to doing decolonial work. This is because decontextualised psychology is inadequate in its engagement with communities. Finally, we discuss the potential of a decolonial feminist community psychology for re-imagining the discipline.
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Kiguwa, P., Segalo, P. (2019). From Where We Stand: Reflecting On Engagements With Decolonial Feminist Community Psychology. In: Boonzaier, F., van Niekerk, T. (eds) Decolonial Feminist Community Psychology. Community Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20001-5_9
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