Chapter 5. Notes on Intellectual Colonialism and the Dilemmas of Latin American Social Theory

2020 ◽  
pp. 84-96
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2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila da Costa Ferreira ◽  
Sônia Regina Cal Seixas Barbosa ◽  
João Luiz de Moraes Hoefel ◽  
Roberto Guimarães ◽  
Dimas Floriani ◽  
...  

While dealing with both interdisciplinarity and environment and society area as fields that harbor scientific contentions regarding ideas, practices, institutions and habitus (Bourdieu), this paper aims at providing an account of the multifaceted processes implied in the institutionalization of environmental concerns in Latin-American academia and research centers. The paper discusses the extent to which one can legitimately talk about "a Latin- American scientific specificity", supposedly resulting from peculiar theoretical approaches or even from particular socio-environmental features (such as widespread poverty and high rates of social inequality, along with unparalleled levels of biodiversity). Last but not least, the paper seeks to draw a sort of thematic map (via bibliographical review) as well as a consideration of the levels of scientific institutionalization of environmental issues in six different research centers located in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay and Brazil.


2017 ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Cristóbal Villalobos Dintrans

El presente artículo analiza la relación contemporánea entre las características societales de América Latina y la producción de teoría social que se genera en el continente. A partir de una breve descripción de una de las respuestas teóricas más desarrolladas y difundidas en el continente durante las últimas décadas, el poscolonialismo, se entiende el problema de la producción de conocimiento como una interrelación entre sociedad y teoría social. El análisis del caso latinoamericano muestra, por un lado, un vacío teórico en el continente, y, por otro, la existencia de un régimen de conocimiento precario, débil y poco desarrollado. Esto nos lleva a repensar el problema de la teoría social latinoamericana desde una nueva perspectiva, que reconozca la existencia de la ciencia universal, abandonando la idea misma de teoría social latinoamericana y reemplazándola por la idea de teoría social realizada por latinoamericanos. Palabras clave: teoría social, poscolonialismo, régimen de conocimiento, América Latina, producción de conocimiento.   Social theory and knowledge regime. Reviewing the Latin American post-colonialism Abstract This article analyzes the contemporary relationship between the social characteristics of Latin America and the production of social theory generated in the Continent. By a short description of one of the most developed and widespread theoretical responses on the Continent during the last decades –post-colonialism– we understand the issue of knowledge production as interrelated between society and social theory. On the one hand, the analysis of the Latin American case shows a theoretical void in the Continent, and, on the other, the existence of a knowledge regime that is precarious, weak and underdeveloped. This leads us to think again about the subject of Latin American social theory from a new perspective that recognizes the existence of a universal science abandoning the very idea of Latin American social theory and replacing it with the idea of social theory carried out by Latin Americans. Keywords: Social theory, post-colonialism, knowledge regime, Latin America, knowledge production.   Teoria social e regimem do conhecimento. Uma crítica ao poscolonialismo latino-americano Resumo O presente artigo analisa a relação contemporânea entre as características sociais da América Latina e a produção da teoria social gerada no continente. A partir de uma breve descrição de uma das respostas teóricas mais desenvolvidas e difundidas no continente durante as últimas décadas, o pós-colonialismo, entende-se o problema da produção do conhecimento como uma inter-relação entre a sociedade e a teoria social. A análise do caso latino-americano mostra, por um lado, um vácuo teórico no continente e, por outro, a existencia de um regime de conhecimento precário, fraco e subdesenvolvido. Isso nos leva a repensar o problema da teoria social latino-americana a partir de uma nova perspectiva, que reconheça a existência da ciência universal, abandonando a própria ideia da teoria social latino-americana e substituindo-a pela ideia da teoria social realizada pelos latino-americanos.Palavras-chave: teoria social, pós-colonialismo, regime do conhecimento, América Latina, produção de conhecimento.


Lateral ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold L Farr

With this book, Stefan Gandler has made important contributions to the study of Marxism and critical social theory in Mexico. Regarding the first contribution, this book expands the theoretical tools and insights within the canon of Marxist thought. It does this by exposing American and European Marxists to two very important thinkers who have not yet been given much attention by Marxists outside of the Latin American context. The second contribution lies in Gandler’s exegetical work on the texts of these two thinkers, Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez and Bolívar Echeverría.


2017 ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Cristóbal Villalobos Dintrans

El presente artículo analiza la relación contemporánea entre las características societales de América Latina y la producción de teoría social que se genera en el continente. A partir de una breve descripción de una de las respuestas teóricas más desarrolladas y difundidas en el continente durante las últimas décadas, el poscolonialismo, se entiende el problema de la producción de conocimiento como una interrelación entre sociedad y teoría social. El análisis del caso latinoamericano muestra, por un lado, un vacío teórico en el continente, y, por otro, la existencia de un régimen de conocimiento precario, débil y poco desarrollado. Esto nos lleva a repensar el problema de la teoría social latinoamericana desde una nueva perspectiva, que reconozca la existencia de la ciencia universal, abandonando la idea misma de teoría social latinoamericana y reemplazándola por la idea de teoría social realizada por latinoamericanos. Palabras clave: teoría social, poscolonialismo, régimen de conocimiento, América Latina, producción de conocimiento.   Social theory and knowledge regime. Reviewing the Latin American post-colonialism Abstract This article analyzes the contemporary relationship between the social characteristics of Latin America and the production of social theory generated in the Continent. By a short description of one of the most developed and widespread theoretical responses on the Continent during the last decades –post-colonialism– we understand the issue of knowledge production as interrelated between society and social theory. On the one hand, the analysis of the Latin American case shows a theoretical void in the Continent, and, on the other, the existence of a knowledge regime that is precarious, weak and underdeveloped. This leads us to think again about the subject of Latin American social theory from a new perspective that recognizes the existence of a universal science abandoning the very idea of Latin American social theory and replacing it with the idea of social theory carried out by Latin Americans. Keywords: Social theory, post-colonialism, knowledge regime, Latin America, knowledge production.   Teoria social e regimem do conhecimento. Uma crítica ao poscolonialismo latino-americano Resumo O presente artigo analisa a relação contemporânea entre as características sociais da América Latina e a produção da teoria social gerada no continente. A partir de uma breve descrição de uma das respostas teóricas mais desenvolvidas e difundidas no continente durante as últimas décadas, o pós-colonialismo, entende-se o problema da produção do conhecimento como uma inter-relação entre a sociedade e a teoria social. A análise do caso latino-americano mostra, por um lado, um vácuo teórico no continente e, por outro, a existencia de um regime de conhecimento precário, fraco e subdesenvolvido. Isso nos leva a repensar o problema da teoria social latino-americana a partir de uma nova perspectiva, que reconheça a existência da ciência universal, abandonando a própria ideia da teoria social latino-americana e substituindo-a pela ideia da teoria social realizada pelos latino-americanos.Palavras-chave: teoria social, pós-colonialismo, regime do conhecimento, América Latina, produção de conhecimento.


Author(s):  
Brynne D. Ovalle ◽  
Rahul Chakraborty

This article has two purposes: (a) to examine the relationship between intercultural power relations and the widespread practice of accent discrimination and (b) to underscore the ramifications of accent discrimination both for the individual and for global society as a whole. First, authors review social theory regarding language and group identity construction, and then go on to integrate more current studies linking accent bias to sociocultural variables. Authors discuss three examples of intercultural accent discrimination in order to illustrate how this link manifests itself in the broader context of international relations (i.e., how accent discrimination is generated in situations of unequal power) and, using a review of current research, assess the consequences of accent discrimination for the individual. Finally, the article highlights the impact that linguistic discrimination is having on linguistic diversity globally, partially using data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and partially by offering a potential context for interpreting the emergence of practices that seek to reduce or modify speaker accents.


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