Critique of Latin American Reason (Hardcover)

Critique of Latin American Reason is one of the most important philosophical texts to have come out of South America in recent decades. First published in 1996, it offers a sweeping critique of the foundational schools of thought in Latin American philosophy and critical theory. Santiago Castro-Gomez argues that "Latin America" is not so much a geographical entity, a culture, or a place, but rather an object of knowledge produced by a family of discourses in the humanities that are inseparably linked to colonial power relationships. Using the archaeological and genealogical methods of Michel Foucault, he analyzes the political, literary, and philosophical discourses and modes of power that have contributed to the making of "Latin America." Castro-Gomez examines the views of a wide range of Latin American thinkers on modernity, postmodernity, identity, colonial history, and literature, also considering how these questions have intersected with popular culture. His critique spans Central and South America, and it also implicates broader and protracted global processes. This book presents this groundbreaking work of contemporary critical theory in English translation for the first time. It features a foreword by Linda Martin Alcoff, a new preface by the author, and an introduction by Eduardo Mendieta situating Castro-Gomez's thought in the context of critical theory in Latin America and the Global South. Two appendixes feature an interview with Castro-Gomez that sheds light on the book's composition and short provocations responding to each chapter from a multidisciplinary forum of contemporary scholars who resituate the work within a range of perspectives including feminist, Francophone African, and decolonial Black political thought.

General

Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Santiago Castro-gomez
Translators:	Andrew Ascherl
Foreword by:	Linda Martin Alcoff
Introduction by:	Eduardo Mendieta
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-231-20006-6
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Spanish
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	0-231-20006-4
Barcode:	9780231200066

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