Postcolonial theory has developed mainly in the U.S. academy, and
it has focused chiefly on nineteenth-century and twentieth-century
colonization and decolonization processes in Asia, Africa, the
Middle East, and the Caribbean. Colonialism in Latin America
originated centuries earlier, in the transoceanic adventures from
which European modernity itself was born. Coloniality at Large
brings together classic and new reflections on the theoretical
implications of colonialism in Latin America. By pointing out its
particular characteristics, the contributors highlight some of the
philosophical and ideological blind spots of contemporary
postcolonial theory as they offer a thorough analysis of that
theory's applicability to Latin America's past and present. Written
by internationally renowned scholars based in Latin America, the
United States, and Europe, the essays reflect multiple disciplinary
and ideological perspectives. Some are translated into English for
the first time. The collection includes theoretical reflections,
literary criticism, and historical and ethnographic case studies
focused on Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, the Andes, and the
Caribbean. Contributors examine the relation of Marxist thought,
dependency theory, and liberation theology to Latin Americans'
experience of and resistance to coloniality, and they emphasize the
critique of Occidentalism and modernity as central to any
understanding of the colonial project. Analyzing the many ways that
Latin Americans have resisted imperialism and sought emancipation
and sovereignty over several centuries, they delve into topics
including violence, identity, otherness, memory, heterogeneity, and
language. Contributors also explore Latin American intellectuals'
ambivalence about, or objections to, the "post" in postcolonial; to
many, globalization and neoliberalism are the contemporary guises
of colonialism in Latin America. Contributors: Arturo Arias, Gordon
Brotherston, Santiago Castro-Gomez, Sara Castro-Klaren, Amaryll
Chanady, Fernando Coronil, Roman de la Campa, Enrique Dussel, Ramon
Grosfoguel, Russell G. Hamilton, Peter Hulme, Carlos A. Jauregui,
Michael Loewy, Nelson Maldonado-Torres, Jose Antonio Mazzotti,
Eduardo Mendieta, Walter D. Mignolo, Mario Roberto Morales, Mabel
Morana, Mary Louise Pratt, Anibal Quijano, Jose Rabasa, Elzbieta
Sklodowska, Catherine E. Walsh
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