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Ubuntu, Radical Hope, and an Onto-epistemology of Conscience (2015)
Journal Article
Swanson, D. M. (2015). Ubuntu, Radical Hope, and an Onto-epistemology of Conscience. Journal of Critical Southern Studies, 3, Article 96-118

Via the evocation of a lived narrative related to witnessing Middle Eastern refugees’ attempts at entering into the European Union in September 2015, I draw connections between the political, ethical, spiritual and embodied, recognising their always-... Read More about Ubuntu, Radical Hope, and an Onto-epistemology of Conscience.

Frames of Ubuntu: (Re)framing an ethical education (2015)
Book Chapter
Swanson, D. (2015). Frames of Ubuntu: (Re)framing an ethical education. In H. Smits, & R. Naqvi (Eds.), Framing Peace: Thinking about and Enacting Curriculum as "Radical Hope". Peter Lang International Academic Publishers

Ubuntu, Radical Hope, and an Onto-Epistemology of Conscience (2015)
Journal Article
Swanson, D. M. (2015). Ubuntu, Radical Hope, and an Onto-Epistemology of Conscience. Journal of Critical Southern Studies, 3, 96-118

Via the evocation of a lived narrative related to witnessing Middle Eastern refugees’ attempts at entering into the European Union in September 2015, I draw connections between the political, ethical, spiritual and embodied, recognising their always-... Read More about Ubuntu, Radical Hope, and an Onto-Epistemology of Conscience.

The owl spreads its wings: Global and international education within the local from critical perspectives (2013)
Book Chapter
Swanson, D. (2013). The owl spreads its wings: Global and international education within the local from critical perspectives. In Y. Hébert, & A. A. Abdi (Eds.), Critical Perspectives on International Education (333-347). SensePublishers

Within an era of a New Knowledge Society, assumptions abound regarding the ‘goodness’ and justice of global interconnections and distributions of knowledge through international educational organizations and structures worldwide. Just as George Bush... Read More about The owl spreads its wings: Global and international education within the local from critical perspectives.

From Text to Pretext: An Ethical Turn in Curriculum Work (2012)
Book Chapter
Maheux, J., Swanson, D., & Khan, S. (2012). From Text to Pretext: An Ethical Turn in Curriculum Work. In T. C. Mason, & R. J. Helfenbein (Eds.), Ethics and International Curriculum Work: The Challenges of Culture and Context (143-172). Information Age Publishing

Ubuntu, African Epistemology, and Development (2012)
Book Chapter
Swanson, D. M. (2012). Ubuntu, African Epistemology, and Development. In H. K. Wright, & A. A. Abdi (Eds.), The Dialectics of African Education and Western Discourses (27-52). New York: Peter Lang

This chapter is a discussion in three parts and a closing argument. It begins with a discussion on development and references some of the philosophical difficulties with its Western-inspired conceptualization and ideological deployment in the African... Read More about Ubuntu, African Epistemology, and Development.

Parallaxes and paradoxes of Global Citizenship: Critical reflections and possibilities of praxis in/through an international online course. (2011)
Book Chapter
Swanson, D. M. (2011). Parallaxes and paradoxes of Global Citizenship: Critical reflections and possibilities of praxis in/through an international online course. In L. Shultz, A. A. Abdi, & G. H. Richardson (Eds.), Global Citizenship Education in Post Secondary Institutions: Theories, Practices, Policies (120-139). New York: Peter Lang

"Global citizenship" has become a popular term in recent times. Often its deployment is intended to evoke the full ambit of intersectionalities of the global justices. An interest in the concept and its rationalization in the contemporary era are mar... Read More about Parallaxes and paradoxes of Global Citizenship: Critical reflections and possibilities of praxis in/through an international online course..