A critical reflection on colonialism and coloniality in psychological science knowledge, praxis, research, and scholarship - a Global South perspective | Psycen seminar

Dr Mvikeli Ncube will call attention to established assumptions and knowledge constructions underlying psychological theories, as a way of engaging in their disruption, transformation and decolonisation. This will be done through a demonstration of how psychological science knowledge economy is still marked by its story to a large extent, i.e., the constructions of former imperial powers of the 19th century Europe and North America. The session will end with suggestions for addressing the Eurocentric structure of psychological knowledge economy and its impact on scholarship.

This is part of the PsyCen Seminar Series, in association with the Culture, Diversity and Social Behaviour Research Programme at Leeds Beckett University. The Centre of Psychological Research (PsyCen), supports research projects dedicated to improving psychological wellbeing for different communities in conjunction with a range of external collaborators and funders. The Centre’s work showcases diverse methodologies, from psychometric and experimental designs to qualitative and critical psychology approaches, to advance knowledge across different branches of psychological science, from social and community psychology to cognitive neuroscience and biological psychology.