SPRC In conversation with Olivia U. Rutazibwa

Olivia U. Rutazibwa, Senior Lecturer in International Development and European Studies, explores rethinking international relations with a critical and anti-colonial perspective. Addressing the tearing down of statues of Leopold II in Belgium, reparations and recognition, and moving away from the language of ‘aid’, Olivia discusses decolonial thought and concepts of dignity, retreat and repair. Transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/transcript-conversation-olivia-u-rutazibwa This conversation was recorded on 13th October 2020 Speakers: Paul Gilroy, Director of the UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre // Olivia U. Rutazibwa, Senior Lecturer in International Development and European Studies at the University of Portsmouth Image: © Malebo Sephodi Producer and Editor: Kaissa Karhu www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/podcasts