"Epistemic Disobedience": the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politics
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Resumo: | Two interrelated theses sustain the argument. First, identity IN politics (rather than identity politics) is a necessary course of thought and action in view of the iron cage of modern (e.g., European from Machiavelli on) political theory. Insofar as modern political theory is—knowingly or not—racist and patriarchal by denying political agency to people classified as inferior (in terms of race, gender, sexuality, etc.), and insofar as they have been denied epistemic agency for the same reason (the second thesis), all de-colonial political moves (non-racist and non-heterosexually patriarchal) must engage in epistemic and political disobedience. “Civil disobedience,” as predicated by Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King, Jr. were great moves indeed. But, civil without epistemic disobedience will remain caught in games ruled by Eurocentric political economy and political theory. Both theses are pillars of the de-colonial option. Thus, the de-colonial option allows us to think in terms of the variegated spectrum of the Marxist left and — on the other hand — of the variegated spectrum of the de-colonial left.---Original in English |
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"Epistemic Disobedience": the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politics'Epistemic Disobedience': the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politicsde-colonial optionepistemic disobediencepolitical disobedienceopção descolonialdesobediência epistêmicadesobediência políticaTwo interrelated theses sustain the argument. First, identity IN politics (rather than identity politics) is a necessary course of thought and action in view of the iron cage of modern (e.g., European from Machiavelli on) political theory. Insofar as modern political theory is—knowingly or not—racist and patriarchal by denying political agency to people classified as inferior (in terms of race, gender, sexuality, etc.), and insofar as they have been denied epistemic agency for the same reason (the second thesis), all de-colonial political moves (non-racist and non-heterosexually patriarchal) must engage in epistemic and political disobedience. “Civil disobedience,” as predicated by Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King, Jr. were great moves indeed. But, civil without epistemic disobedience will remain caught in games ruled by Eurocentric political economy and political theory. Both theses are pillars of the de-colonial option. Thus, the de-colonial option allows us to think in terms of the variegated spectrum of the Marxist left and — on the other hand — of the variegated spectrum of the de-colonial left.---Original in EnglishDesobediência epistêmica: a opção descolonial e o significado de identidade em políticaO argumento deste artigo se baseia em duas teses interrelacionadas. A primeira tese, a identidade NA política (melhor do que política de identidade), é um movimento necessário de pensamento e ação no sentido de romper as grades da moderna teoria política (na Europa desde Maquiavel), que é — mesmo que não se perceba — racista e patriarcal por negar o agenciamento político às pessoas classificadas como inferiores (em termos de gênero, raça, sexualidade, etc). A segunda tese se fundamenta no fato de que estas pessoas, consideradas inferiores, tiveram negado o agenciamento epistêmico pela mesma razão. Assim, toda mudança de descolonização política (não-racista, não heterossexualmente patriarcal) deve suscitar uma desobediência política e epistêmica. A desobediência civil pregada por Mahatma Gandi e Martin Luther King Jr. foram de fato grandes mudanças, porém, a desobediência civil sem desobediência epistêmica permanecerá presa em jogos controlados pela teoria política e pela economia política eurocêntricas. As duas teses são os pilares da opção descolonial, que nos permite pensar em termos do diversificado espectro da esquerda marxista e, de outro lado, do diversificado espectro da esquerda descolonial.---Artigo em inglêsUniversidade Federal Fluminense2007-06-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionAvaliado pelos paresapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.uff.br/gragoata/article/view/33191Gragoatá; Vol. 12 No. 22 (2007): Latin-American relations: language and literatureGragoatá; v. 12 n. 22 (2007): Relações latino-americanas: língua e literatura2358-41141413-9073reponame:Gragoatáinstname:Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)instacron:UFFporhttps://periodicos.uff.br/gragoata/article/view/33191/19178Copyright (c) 2019 Gragoatáinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMignolo, Walter D.2020-08-18T23:31:06Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/33191Revistahttps://periodicos.uff.br/gragoataPUBhttps://periodicos.uff.br/gragoata/oai||revistagragoata@gmail.com2358-41141413-9073opendoar:2020-08-18T23:31:06Gragoatá - Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)false |
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"Epistemic Disobedience": the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politics 'Epistemic Disobedience': the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politics |
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"Epistemic Disobedience": the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politics |
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"Epistemic Disobedience": the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politics Mignolo, Walter D. de-colonial option epistemic disobedience political disobedience opção descolonial desobediência epistêmica desobediência política |
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"Epistemic Disobedience": the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politics |
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"Epistemic Disobedience": the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politics |
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"Epistemic Disobedience": the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politics |
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"Epistemic Disobedience": the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politics |
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"Epistemic Disobedience": the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politics |
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Mignolo, Walter D. |
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Mignolo, Walter D. |
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Mignolo, Walter D. |
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de-colonial option epistemic disobedience political disobedience opção descolonial desobediência epistêmica desobediência política |
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de-colonial option epistemic disobedience political disobedience opção descolonial desobediência epistêmica desobediência política |
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Two interrelated theses sustain the argument. First, identity IN politics (rather than identity politics) is a necessary course of thought and action in view of the iron cage of modern (e.g., European from Machiavelli on) political theory. Insofar as modern political theory is—knowingly or not—racist and patriarchal by denying political agency to people classified as inferior (in terms of race, gender, sexuality, etc.), and insofar as they have been denied epistemic agency for the same reason (the second thesis), all de-colonial political moves (non-racist and non-heterosexually patriarchal) must engage in epistemic and political disobedience. “Civil disobedience,” as predicated by Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King, Jr. were great moves indeed. But, civil without epistemic disobedience will remain caught in games ruled by Eurocentric political economy and political theory. Both theses are pillars of the de-colonial option. Thus, the de-colonial option allows us to think in terms of the variegated spectrum of the Marxist left and — on the other hand — of the variegated spectrum of the de-colonial left.---Original in English |
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