Aníbal Quijano. Questions and Horizons
From historical-structural dependency to the coloniality/decoloniality of power
Author: Hannibal Quijano.
Aníbal Quijano has argued that the persistence of a line of thought stems from the way in which its cognitive relationship with the world allows for the emergence of new meanings at each turn of history. Thus, this anthology aims to outline the specificities of Quijano's thought and how it has interacted with the crucial events of our recent history, enabling, for five decades, interpretations that have transformed our understanding of Latin American history and contemporary life.
The selected texts by Quijano are divided into three main themes, each presenting a set of issues and how these have been reconfigured since his understanding, in the 1960s, of the historical-structural nature of Latin American dependency, leading to his theorization of the coloniality of the current global power structure and the struggle for its decoloniality. The first theme focuses on social totality and the historical-structural heterogeneity of the power that constitutes it; the second theme, which particularly highlights Quijano's exegetical work on Peruvian history and social thought, as well as his participation in the country's political life, addresses the socialization and decolonization of power; and the third theme is dedicated to the specificity of Latin American identity, his critique of Eurocentrism, and his inquiries into the historical horizons of meaning that open up toward the decoloniality of power.
Anthology Collection.
ISBN 978-987-722-717-8
CLACSO. National University of San Marcos.
Buenos Aires.
October 2020
