Teoria da Decolonialidade e Descolonização Intelectual na África (Kavish Chetty | UG#132)

About this Video

• Video Title: Teoria da Decolonialidade e Descolonização Intelectual na África (Kavish Chetty | UG#132)
• Channel: Universo Generalista
• Speakers: Caio Huck Spirandelli, Kavish Chetty
• Duration: 3:06:54

Introduction

This video is an interview discussing decolonization and decoloniality theory. The speakers aim to clarify related terms (postcolonial theory, neocolonialism, coloniality) and explore their application, particularly in the context of intellectual decolonization in Africa. The interview features a South African researcher, Kavish Chetty, who explains different facets of decolonization and critiques decoloniality theory.

Key Takeaways

• Decolonization: Defined broadly as undoing the legacy of colonial injustice, it's categorized into political, economic, and intellectual decolonization.
• Political Decolonization: Involves both administrative changes (native control of sovereignty) and critical examination of inherited institutions.
• Economic Decolonization: Focuses on reconfiguring economic policies to break with exploitative colonial relationships; Neocolonialism describes the persistence of such relationships after formal independence.
• Intellectual Decolonization: Addresses distortions in language, culture, psychology, etc. Key thinkers like Kwame Anthony Appiah, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, and Chinweizu are mentioned.
• Postcolonial Theory: An approach to intellectual decolonization originating in post-independence India, heavily influenced by French post-structuralism.
• Decoloniality Theory: A Latin American-originated theory emphasizing epistemic reconstitution and delinking from Western epistemology; criticized for its homogenizing view of the West and the Global South, its relativism, and its tendency to label dissidents as "brainwashed."
• Colonial Matrix of Power (CMP): A core concept in decoloniality theory, explaining persistent colonial power structures beyond formal colonialism; criticized for its ahistorical and overly simplistic view of colonialism and its homogenization of both the West and non-Western societies.