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ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1915-0055

Keywords

Antiracist internationalization, decoloniality, racism, intercultural dialogue, solidarity, interiorization, higher education

Special Issue

Examining Race, Racism, and Racialization in the Internationalization of Higher Education from Global Perspectives

Abstract

This paper critically reflects on possible paths toward an antiracist and decolonial internationalization of higher education, grounded in the ethical, political, and pedagogical principles of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy in Process: The Letters to Guinea-Bissau. Theoretically and reflectively oriented, it combines an analytical reading of Freire’s work with a narrative synthesis of critical and decolonial studies on internationalization. The analysis is structured around three axes: (i) Decolonizing to internationalize; (ii) Internationalization as a practice of freedom; and (iii) Challenges and pathways for antiracist institutional practices. Given the commonly market-oriented character of internationalization, which perpetuates colonial legacies, Freire’s work provides a powerful framework for policies that promote intercultural dialogue, solidarity, and the recognition of marginalized knowledges. Key actions include revising the institutional concept of internationalization, promoting South–South cooperation and regional integration, expanding equity scholarships, advancing interiorization of internationalization, and training leaders sensitive to racial and epistemic justice.

Abstract - Translated

Este artigo reflete criticamente sobre possíveis caminhos para uma internacionalização antirracista e decolonial da educação superior, fundamentada nos princípios éticos, políticos e pedagógicos da obra Cartas à Guiné-Bissau: Registros de uma experiência em processo, de Paulo Freire. De natureza teórica e reflexiva, combina uma leitura analítica da obra com uma síntese narrativa de estudos críticos e decoloniais sobre internacionalização. A análise estrutura-se em três eixos: (i) Decolonizar para internacionalizar; (ii) A internacionalização como prática de liberdade; e (iii) Desafios e caminhos para práticas institucionais antirracistas. Dado o caráter frequentemente mercadológico da internacionalização, que perpetua legados coloniais, a obra de Freire oferece um referencial para políticas que promovam o diálogo intercultural, a solidariedade e o reconhecimento de saberes marginalizados, incluindo a revisão do conceito institucional de internacionalização, a cooperação Sul–Sul, a ampliação de bolsas inclusivas, a interiorização da internacionalização e a formação de lideranças sensíveis à justiça racial e epistêmica.

Abstract - Translated

Este artículo reflexiona críticamente sobre posibles caminos hacia una internacionalización universitaria antirracista y decolonial, fundamentada en los principios éticos, políticos y pedagógicos de Cartas a Guinea-Bissau: Apuntes de una experiencia pedagógica en proceso, de Paulo Freire. De carácter teórico y reflexivo, combina una lectura analítica de Freire con una síntesis narrativa de estudios críticos y decoloniales sobre la internacionalización. El análisis se estructura en tres ejes: (i) Descolonizar para internacionalizar; (ii) La internacionalización como práctica de libertad; y (iii) Desafíos y caminos para prácticas institucionales antirracistas. Ante la dimensión frecuentemente mercadológica de la internacionalización, que perpetúa legados coloniales, la obra ofrece un marco para políticas que promuevan el diálogo intercultural, la solidaridad y el reconocimiento de saberes marginados, incluyendo la revisión del concepto institucional de internacionalización, la cooperación Sur–Sur, la ampliación de becas de equidad, la interiorización y la formación de liderazgos sensibles a la justicia racial y epistémica.

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