Latin American decolonial thought, or making the Subaltern Speak

The Modernity/Coloniality/Decoloniality (MCD) research program is a collective project associated with Latin America. In addition to a critique of Eurocentric “colonial modernity,” the project highlights non‐Eurocentric forms of knowing and being in the world. It also aims to foster alternative or d...

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Main Author: Asher, K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95523
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description The Modernity/Coloniality/Decoloniality (MCD) research program is a collective project associated with Latin America. In addition to a critique of Eurocentric “colonial modernity,” the project highlights non‐Eurocentric forms of knowing and being in the world. It also aims to foster alternative or decolonial thinking emerging from the lived colonial experiences of those situated “outside” Europe. This last is what MCD proponents claim differentiates it from postcolonial critiques of modernity with their emphasis on deconstruction. This review provides a brief but critical overview of the MCD project's parameters and claims. It makes a cautionary call to those tempted by “alternatives to modernity,” who might want to uncritically adopt alternative decolonial thinking. It concludes with a call for a closer and critical engagement with Latin American decolonial ideas and those they contest.
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spelling CGSpace955232025-06-17T08:24:21Z Latin American decolonial thought, or making the Subaltern Speak Asher, K. colonization livelihoods modernization The Modernity/Coloniality/Decoloniality (MCD) research program is a collective project associated with Latin America. In addition to a critique of Eurocentric “colonial modernity,” the project highlights non‐Eurocentric forms of knowing and being in the world. It also aims to foster alternative or decolonial thinking emerging from the lived colonial experiences of those situated “outside” Europe. This last is what MCD proponents claim differentiates it from postcolonial critiques of modernity with their emphasis on deconstruction. This review provides a brief but critical overview of the MCD project's parameters and claims. It makes a cautionary call to those tempted by “alternatives to modernity,” who might want to uncritically adopt alternative decolonial thinking. It concludes with a call for a closer and critical engagement with Latin American decolonial ideas and those they contest. 2013-12 2018-07-03T11:03:08Z 2018-07-03T11:03:08Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95523 en Limited Access Wiley Asher, K. . 2013. Latin American decolonial thought, or making the Subaltern Speak Geography Compass, 7 (12) : 832-842. https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12102
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Latin American decolonial thought, or making the Subaltern Speak
title Latin American decolonial thought, or making the Subaltern Speak
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title_short Latin American decolonial thought, or making the Subaltern Speak
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livelihoods
modernization
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