Smash the Pillars builds on the efforts by scholars and activists to decolonize Dutch history and memory, as they resist the epistemological violence imposed by the state, its institutions, and dominant narratives. Contributions offer an unparalleled glimpse into decolonial activism in the Dutch kingdom and provide us with a new lens to view contemporary decolonial efforts. The book argues that to fully decolonize Dutch society, the current social organization in the Kingdom of the Netherlands relying on separate pillars for each religious and/or racial group, must be dismantled.

Contributions by: Artwell Cain, Antonio Carmona Báez, Jessica de Abreu, Teresa Maria Díaz Nerio, Mitchell Esajas, Quinsy Gario, Halleh Ghorashi, Francio Guadeloupe, Gloria Holwerda-Williams, Guno Jones, Lianne Leonora, Teresa E. Leslie, Egbert Alejandro Martina, Kwame Nimako, Patricia Schor, Jennifer Tosch, University of Colour University of Colour, Amandla Awethu!, Tirza Balk, Inez Blanca van der Sche, Melissa F. Weiner, Gloria Wekker