Decolonizing Sociology and Beyond: Rethinking the Critical Lexicon

  • Syed Farid ALATAS (Speaker)
  • Stéphane DUFOIX (Speaker)
  • CHEN, H. (Speaker)
  • Sujata PATEL (Speaker)
  • Manuela BOATCĂ (Speaker)
  • Sabelo NDLOVUGATSHNI (Speaker)
  • Ali MEGHJI (Speaker)
  • Cláudio PINHEIRO (Speaker)
  • Peggy LEVITT (Speaker)

Activity: Talks or PresentationsOther Invited Talks or Presentations

Description

Following “modernization”, “development” and “globalization”, in recent years “decolonization” has become a keyword in the production of sociological knowledge and reflections about the sociological discipline. Critical perspectives and alternative discourses are set forth to displace Western sociology from its privileged position as the model of universal and legitimate knowledge. These critical currents include postcolonial sociology, postWestern sociology, connected sociologies, and Southern theory to name a few. The time is ripe for clarifying the conceptual foundation of this broad-based intellectual movement, and proposing some future directions for research aiming to explore alternative paradigms in sociology and social science.

The major theme of the conference is the relationship between decolonial sociology and the global history of colonialism. Conference speakers will compare various decolonial perspectives by situating them in a variety of historical and geopolitical contexts, including settler colonialism, non-settler colonialism, internal colonialism, semi-colonialism, post-colonialism, imperialism, neo-imperialism etc. In this way, the conference aims to contribute to the historical sociology of colonial modernity and its repercussions on knowledge production.
Period9 Feb 202310 Feb 2023
Held atDepartment of Sociology and Social Policy