Postcolonial and decolonial dialogues

Postcolonial and decolonial arguments have been most successful in their challenge to the insularity of historical narratives and historiographical traditions emanating from Europe. This has been particularly so in the context of demonstrating the parochial character of arguments about the endogenou...

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Published inPostcolonial studies Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 115 - 121
Main Author Bhambra, Gurminder K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 03.04.2014
Subjects
Colonialism
Decolonialism
Decolonization
Dialogue
Empires
Europe
Knowledge
Modernity
Narratives
Postcolonial studies
Radicalism
Sociology
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Summary:Postcolonial and decolonial arguments have been most successful in their challenge to the insularity of historical narratives and historiographical traditions emanating from Europe. This has been particularly so in the context of demonstrating the parochial character of arguments about the endogenous European origins of modernity in favour of arguments that suggest the necessity of considering the emergence of the modern world in the broader histories of colonialism, empire, and enslavement. However, there has been little work, thus far, bringing together the various trajectories of these fields. This piece--necessarily selective and incomplete--is one contribution to this larger project of what I call 'connected sociologies'. In it, I examine the traditions of postcolonialism and decolonial thinking and discuss their radical potential in unsettling and reconstituting standard processes of knowledge production. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:1368-8790
1466-1888
DOI:10.1080/13688790.2014.966414