La descolonización y el giro des-colonial (Tema Central)

The subject of decolonization is assuming a position of great importance in today’s political processes. Apart from providing some indications about the places in which such discourse have become relevant, this article also explores the profound significance, in particular, the epistemic and theoret...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Maldonado Torres, Nelson
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Repositorio:Repositorio Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uasb.edu.ec:10644/1982
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10644/1982
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:DESCOLONIZACIÓN
CAMBIO SOCIAL
PENSAMIENTO
DESCOLONIZATION
SOCIAL CHANGE
THINKING
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Sumario:The subject of decolonization is assuming a position of great importance in today’s political processes. Apart from providing some indications about the places in which such discourse have become relevant, this article also explores the profound significance, in particular, the epistemic and theoretical, of the concept of decolonization. In this sense, the article continues the discussion on undertaken by others about the “decolonization of knowledge” and other related themes. It’s intents is through the concepts of de-colonial attitude and de-colonial reason, attempt to establish the bases for a wider comprehension of the decolonization with clear consequences for political and theoretical work.