Intellectual Neocolonialism in the University: Restructuring the Education of Juan de la Cruz

菲律賓高等教育去殖民化的奮鬥

Erwin S. Fernandez

《台灣國際研究季刊》 7卷3期 (2011/09) Pp. 149-173

https://doi.org/10.29800/TLSQ.201109.0007

摘要

菲律賓在1946年獨立後，必須面對來自美國和西班牙的後殖民挑戰。知識份子戮力於政治、經濟、和文化上的去殖民化。不幸地，殖民主義持續宰制菲律賓知識界與通俗文化的認知和思維。本文先追溯普遍存在菲律賓各大學的西方式認知模式的根源，然後討論大學針對去殖民設計課程的努力，也檢討這些去殖民化運動失敗的原因。本文建議菲律賓必須以族群研究突破單一文化的專制思維和政策，透過本土的多元文化研究與推廣，在地區性大學強化本土的族群研究，如此才能讓菲律賓得去殖民化運動步上正軌。

關鍵字

去殖民化 ； 族群研究 ； 知識界新殖民主義 ； 單一文化 ； 菲律賓的大學

並列摘要

After achieving independence in 1946, the Philippines had to confront vestiges of colonialism imposed by the West, mainly Spain and the United States. Filipino intellectuals began addressing the need to decolonize politically, economically and culturally. Colonialism, however, had the most insidious effect on the intellectual and popular culture as Western ways of knowing were and still are being propagated in schools, colleges and universities unsuitable to Philippine realities and conditions. This article discusses the origins of Western epistemology in Philippine universities, and tells the efforts to decolonize the university curricula and the reasons behind their continuing failure. It traces the growth of ethnic studies in the country in the midst of ascendant monoculture, proposes the incorporation of programs for ethnic studies and curricular revision in regional universities and finally argues for the change on the name, identity and political and economic setup of the archipelago that will really set the course for full decolonization.

並列關鍵字

decolonization ； ethnic studies ； intellectual neocolonialism ； monoculture ； Philippine universities

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