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This piece is the creative, critical product of constructive dialogue between graduated doctors, Josephine Mwasheka Nghikefelwa (Namibia/South Africa), Frances Wyld (Australia) whose doctorates are in literary-related work and who are transforming what is possible in decolonised doctorates in terms of perspectives, voice, research and writing and Gina Wisker (UK), researcher and examiner.
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Nghikefelwa, J.M., Wyld, F., Wisker, G. (2022). Creating and Curating: Three Voices from Namibia, Australia and the UK on Decolonising the Literary-Related Doctorate. In: Moncrieffe, M.L. (eds) Decolonising Curriculum Knowledge. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13623-8_4
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