Decolonial Research: Closing the Gap Between Theory and Practice

Time: Oct. 25, 2024, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Location: 304 Tolley Humanities Building

Miryam Nacimento (Engaged Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow, Humanities Center)

Indigenous groups, social movements, and intellectuals from the global South have long denounced Western standards of knowledge production permeated by legacies of coloniality, a global power structure that denies and distorts non-Eurocentric knowledges and subjectivities (Mignolo, 2005; Quijano, 2024). Many scholars have sought to dismantle these unequal power relations through decolonial theories; however, decolonial frameworks have yet to find their way into most day-to-day research practices (Rivera Cusicanqui, 2018).

Tackling this gap between decolonial theorizing and everyday research practices, this workshop 1) discusses decoloniality, its challenges, and contradictions and 2) provides participants with empirical guidelines and methodological tools for their research. Participants will be able to identify tangible, creative ways to apply decolonial frameworks for epistemic emancipation and transformative social action.

Space is limited! Please register by Oct. 21 and include any accessibility accommodation requests.