Affective Atmospheres of Coloniality and the Decolonisation of Peace Education: Theoretical Insights and Political Possibilities

Kruger, Frans; Zembylas, Michalinos

Abstract

Two recent lines of inquiry that have emerged in educational philosophy and research are the turn to affect theory and the call for decolonising education. Although there have been some efforts to bring these two lines of inquiry together and inform educational philosophy and research, there is still important conceptual work to be done, especially in the context of peace education, our focus in this paper. To initiate this work, we consider the concepts of affective atmospheres and atmospheric attunements that have been discussed within the context of affect theory. Drawing on these two concepts, we argue that fundamental to any attempts to decolonising peace education is elucidating the coloniality of affects. This is a necessary step towards dismantling the colonial affects that permeate peace education praxis and are maintained through perceptions of peace and conflict embedded within a Western, Eurocentric frame. The paper analyses the theoretical insights emerging from bringing these concepts together to bear on the decolonisation of peace education and discusses some political possibilities that are also enabled.

Citation

Kruger, F., & Zembylas, M. (2024). Affective Atmospheres of Coloniality and the Decolonisation of Peace Education: Theoretical Insights and Political Possibilities. Studies in Philosophy and Education, 43, 691-707. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-024-09955-2

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 31, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Aug 12, 2024
• Publication Date: 2024-12
• Deposit Date: Aug 12, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 12, 2024
• Journal: Studies in Philosophy and Education
• Print ISSN: 0039-3746
• Electronic ISSN: 1573-191X
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 43
• Pages: 691-707
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-024-09955-2
• Keywords: affect; affective atmospheres; atmospheric attunement; affective decolonisation; peace education; decolonial peace
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/38369998
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11217-024-09955-2