# K. Wayne Yang [No confirmed Wikipedia page found] ( – ) ## Description American scholar of ethnic studies (UC San Diego) working on settler colonialism, Indigenous studies, and critical university studies; best known for "Decolonization is Not a Metaphor" (2012), co-written with Eve Tuck, which argues against the metaphorical use of "decolonization" for projects that do not involve the repatriation of Indigenous land. ## Key Tags #theorist #decolonial #indigenous #critical-university-studies ## Essential Works - "Decolonization is Not a Metaphor" (2012, with Eve Tuck) - widely cited essay distinguishing literal land-based decolonization from its metaphorical use in social-justice discourse ## Details Works at the intersection of Indigenous studies, settler-colonial theory, and critical university studies, examining how the university reproduces settler-colonial land relations and how "decolonization" is used and misused in academic and activist language. ### Concepts and Theories - [[Critical University Studies]] - central contemporary voice in critical university studies, examining the university's settler-colonial land relations ### Creative and Technical Practices %% none yet %% ### Collaborators %% none yet %% ### Institutional Affiliations and Associated Movements %% none yet %% ## References ### Primary Sources Bibliography Tuck, Eve, and K. Wayne Yang. "Decolonization is Not a Metaphor." *Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society*, vol. 1, no. 1, 2012. Foundational statement distinguishing literal from metaphorical decolonization. ### Secondary Sources Bibliography %% none identified — no established secondary criticism located with confidence; the Tuck/Yang essay itself is very widely cited across settler-colonial and critical university studies %%