Decolonial Mentoring: A Reflective Duoethnography

In this article, we address the growing role of decolonial thought in the men-toring process, as it challenges and problematizes the existence of persistent colonial dynamics in academic settings, relations and training. Through a duoethnographic approach, we delve into the life-long personal experiences of a mentor-mentee dyad to explore how they shaped anticolonial perspec-tives and decisions. This methodological approach allowed us to examine the more personal dimensions of mentoring, deeply embedded in our Caribbean experiences, that allow us to reveal to each other, in hindsight, what was and still is, decolonial about our mentoring relationship. Four themes emerged from our analysis: a need for different role models, fostering different practices, having different mentoring aims and the tensions of desamericanizaci´on. We hope this deeply personal reflection can inform larger ongoing conversations on decoloniality in general and decolonial mentoring in particular.