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The geopolitics of knowledge and the colonial difference

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Mignolo, WD
Published in: Revista Lusofona de Educacao
January 1, 2020

This essay aims to make a critical reflection on modernity and the way the West has understood it. From some Latin American authors, such as Dussel and Quijano, who advance the concepts of transmodernity and colo-niality, respectively, and the dialogue with Wallerstein, the thesis is resumed that modernity is not a strictly European phenomenon, but rather to which the “excluded barbarians” contributed, even though their contribution has not been recognized. We introduced the concept of colonial difference in order to broaden the concepts of transmodernity and coloniality of power. The geopolitics of knowledge is organized around the diversification, through history, of colonial and imperial differences. At the end of the article we introduce Slavoj Žižek’s vision of “Eurocentrism on the left”.

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Revista Lusofona de Educacao

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1646-401X

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1645-7250

Publication Date

January 1, 2020

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48

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48

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187 / 224
 

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Mignolo, W. D. (2020). The geopolitics of knowledge and the colonial difference. Revista Lusofona de Educacao, 48(48), 187–224. https://doi.org/10.24140/issn.1645-7250.rle48.12
Mignolo, W. D. “The geopolitics of knowledge and the colonial difference.” Revista Lusofona de Educacao 48, no. 48 (January 1, 2020): 187–224. https://doi.org/10.24140/issn.1645-7250.rle48.12.
Mignolo WD. The geopolitics of knowledge and the colonial difference. Revista Lusofona de Educacao. 2020 Jan 1;48(48):187–224.
Mignolo, W. D. “The geopolitics of knowledge and the colonial difference.” Revista Lusofona de Educacao, vol. 48, no. 48, Jan. 2020, pp. 187–224. Scopus, doi:10.24140/issn.1645-7250.rle48.12.
Mignolo WD. The geopolitics of knowledge and the colonial difference. Revista Lusofona de Educacao. 2020 Jan 1;48(48):187–224.

Published In

Revista Lusofona de Educacao

DOI

EISSN

1646-401X

ISSN

1645-7250

Publication Date

January 1, 2020

Volume

48

Issue

48

Start / End Page

187 / 224