Decolonize Futures Vol. 1: Anti-Racism, Feminism, and Decolonization

Patriarchy, white supremacy, and racism. Colonialism is lying beneath the inequalities in the world.

Even though colonialism has ended in the form of physical occupation in many regions, a violent colonial system persisted through economic exploitation and cultural domination by Western nations and infiltrates our everyday lives.

The colonial worldview is centered around Western culture and a hierarchy that assumes “White, (in Japan, Japanese) cis-hetero men” as most human while treating “women, LGBTQ+ people, people of color, non-Western indigenous people, etc” as inferior who deserve exploitation.

Vol. 1 alerts to such reality and walks readers through how feminism, Anti-Racism, and Decolonization connect to each other.

To think about how social issues intersect with the history of colonialism, we hosted a lecture with Dr. LaRose T. Parris, Associate Professor at CUNY, Lehman College. This issue is an archive of a dialogue between Professor Parris and the participants drawn to the topic of “decolonization” while living in contemporary Japanese society and discursive space.

Volume 1: Anti-Racism, Feminism, and Decolonization

Patriarchy, white supremacy, and racism. Colonialism lies beneath the various inequalities in the world.

Although colonialism has ended in the form of physical occupation in many regions, a violent colonial system persists through economic exploitation and cultural domination by Western nations, infiltrating our daily lives.

The colonial worldview centers on Western culture, establishing a hierarchy that assumes "White (or Japanese in Japan) cis-hetero men" as the most human, while treating "women, LGBTQ+ individuals, people of color, non-Western indigenous peoples, etc." as inferior beings who deserve exploitation. Volume 1 alerts to this reality and guides readers through the connections between feminism, anti-racism, and decolonization.

About Decolonize Futures

“Decolonize Futures” is a ZINE project to open up the discussion of the deep history of colonialism and the need of decolonization in Japan and East Asia for the possibilities of plural futures. The project criticizes the historical violence and ongoing colonialism from political, historical, cultural, and activist perspectives to create a discursive space for decolonization in Japan and East Asia.

"Decolonize Futures" is a zine project that aims to initiate discussions on the deep history of colonialism and the necessity of decolonization in Japan and East Asia, for the possibilities of diverse futures. The project critiques historical violence and ongoing colonialism from political, historical, cultural, and social movement perspectives, creating a discursive space for decolonization in Japan and East Asia.