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Kopano Ratele Quotes

born 1969 South Africa

Kopano Ratele (born 1969) is a decolonial social scientist and men and masculinities studies scholar. He is known for his work on Africa-centring psychology, masculinity, fatherhood, culture, sexuality, and violence.

South Africa
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The thing is that some feelings between a parent and a child may have nothing to do to do with rational thinking. Let me say this again. Some things between a parent and a child, a father and a child might have nothing to do with rational thinking with the conscious mind moving.

Indeed, for me, decolonisation means deep change. There are groups of people in all departments saying, 'we can do better, we can change and lead South Africa, perhaps even the world, in how universities should be'.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Kopano Ratele (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.