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Decolonization of the Self

Reflection and Reflexivity

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Re-Telling Our Stories

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In this chapter, the author reflects on immigration experiences during her journey through academia and on how exposure to critical pedagogy and autoethnography contributed to her personal perspectives and overall worldview. Through vignettes and theoretical discussion, she explores the symbolic violence inherent in the process of personal decolonization.

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  1. Faculty of Teaching and Learning, School of Education, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

    Dyanis Popova

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  1. Virginia Tech, USA

    Gresilda A. Tilley-Lubbs

  2. Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico

    Silvia Bénard Calva

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Popova, D. (2016). Decolonization of the Self. In: Tilley-Lubbs, G.A., Calva, S.B. (eds) Re-Telling Our Stories. Imagination and Praxis. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-567-8_13

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