LSE Human Rights Anti-colonial Theory and Social Practice Network

The LSE Human Rights Anti-colonial Theory and Social Practice Network is a transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary space, to encourage and support transformative conversations about theory and practice in the social sciences and humanities. 

This means we are building a place to present and discuss academic and non-academic work that speaks to and learns from the communities, peoples and individuals from anti-colonial, trans-feminist and anti-racist perspectives. We are committed to pursuing a discussion centred on the Global South (broadly defined as communities that have struggled through or experienced coloniality and racial domination) experience and challenges. We acknowledge and understand the challenges and limitations of addressing the challenges of the Global South based in the Global North and influenced by Eurocentric views. However, we are focused on pursuing a constant construction and deconstruction of knowledge to advance transformative agendas. 

We are particularly interested in themes related to:

• State and political violence such as war, terrorism, torture, revolution, counterinsurgent and counterrevolutionary infrastructures   
• Gender, sexual, reproductive violence justice in the Global South.   
• Indigenous, national liberation movements.   
• The broader discussion of how we can reshape contemporary institutions including academia and academic thinking.

The network aims to bridge/collapse the gap between theory and practice by providing a place to present and challenge academic and non-academic work. In that spirit, the network is a place to have constructive and somewhat unconformable conversations. Setting our exploration from a place of nonconformity is to welcome debate and criticism while fostering curiosity and engaging with contemporary challenges.