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On Decoloniality
Concepts, Analytics, Praxis
walter d . mignolo & catherine e . wal sh
Walter D. Mignolo is William H. Wannamaker Professor of Romance Studies in Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Literature at Duke University and
In On Decoloniality Walter D. Mignolo and Catherine E. Walsh explore the hidden forces of the colonial matrix of power, its origination, transformation, and current presence, while asking the crucial questions of decoloniality’s how, what, why, with whom, and what for. Interweaving theory-praxis with local histories and
is the author and editor of several
perspectives of struggle, they illustrate the conceptual and analytic dynamism
books, including The Darker Side
of decolonial ways of living and thinking, as well as the creative force of
of Western Modernity: Global Futures, Decolonial Options, also published by Duke University Press.
Catherine E. Walsh is Senior Professor in the Area of Humanities and Cultural Studies at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar
resistance and re-existence. This book speaks to the urgency of these times, encourages delinkings from the colonial matrix of power and its “universals” of Western modernity and global capitalism, and engages with arguments and struggles for dignity and life against death, destruction, and civilizational despair. ON DECOLONIALIT Y A series edited by Walter D. Mignolo and Catherine E. Walsh
in Ecuador, and author and editor of numerous books, most recently, Pedagogías decoloniales: Prácticas insurgentes de resistir, (re)existir y (re)vivir, Tomo II. “By virtue of its synoptic character, uniqueness, and the authors’ extensive discussion of praxis and movements, On Decoloniality stands out as a benchmark text.”— EDUARDO MENDIETA , editor of Maps for a Fiesta: A Latina/o Perspective
on Knowledge and the Global Crisis
Announcing a new series ON DECOLONIALITY EDITED BY WALTER D. MIGNOLO AND CATHERINE E. WAL SH On Decoloniality interconnects a diverse array of perspectives from the lived experiences of coloniality and decolonial thought/praxis in different local histories from across the globe. The series identifies and examines decolonial engagements in Eastern Europe, the Caribbean, the Americas, South Asia, South Africa, and beyond from standpoints of feminisms, erotic sovereignty, Fanonian thought, post-Soviet analyses, global indigeneity, and ongoing efforts to delink, relink, and rebuild a radically distinct praxis of living. Aimed at a broad audience, from scholars, students, and artists to journalists, activists, and socially engaged
also by Walter D. Mignolo
intellectuals, On Decoloniality invites a wide range of participants to join one of the fastest-growing debates in the humanities and social sciences that attends to the lived concerns of dignity, life, and the survival of the planet.
The Darker Side of Western Modernity: Global Futures, Decolonial Options paper, $29.95 / £24.99 978-0-8223-5078-1 / 2011 Available as an e-book
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