Decolonisation and DEI Are Dead: Long Live Deracialisation

This event is for UCL students and staff. Please sign up with your UCL email address. Staff and students from other universities are welcome – please email.

Join us for an engaging and challenging lunchtime reading group session with Dr. Toyin Agbetu as we critically examine conservative ‘anti-wokeness’ culture, which frames inclusivity as an unethical threat to liberal democracies. Dr. Agbetu will navigate the complex question of why societal structures racialise individuals and propose the institutionalisation of deracialisation principles as a solution to the limitations of coopted decolonisation efforts in combating racism.

Warning: This session may cause cognitive dissonance while exploring themes labelled “woke” and morally toxic ideas!

For more information, contact Olivia Clarkson at olivia.clarkson.23@ucl.ac.uk.

About the session

This session offers a critique of conservative ‘anti-wokeness’ narratives, questioning the portrayal of inclusivity as a danger to democratic values. Through a nuanced exploration of racialisation, Dr. Toyin Agbetu will introduce the concept of deracialisation as a more effective and transformative approach to addressing structural racism.

This event is ideal for those interested in race theory, political philosophy, and the cultural debates surrounding “wokeness.”