Anibal Quijano Quotes
Anibal Quijano Obregon was a Peruvian sociologist and philosopher and one of the founders of decolonial thought. After early work in dependency theory, he developed in a series of essays in the 1990s the concept of the coloniality of power, which holds that the racial, economic, and epistemic hierarchies established by European colonialism in the sixteenth century continue to structure the modern world long after the formal end of colonial rule. The quotes below are attributed to Anibal Quijano, organized by topic.
Anibal Quijano on Knowledge
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Attributed to Anibal Quijano:
“Eurocentrism is the cognitive face of coloniality.”
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Attributed to Anibal Quijano:
“Decoloniality requires the de-linking of knowledge from the colonial matrix of power.”
Anibal Quijano on Politics
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Attributed to Anibal Quijano:
“The coloniality of power outlives the colonial administration.”
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Attributed to Anibal Quijano:
“Race is the cornerstone of the global division of labor.”
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Attributed to Anibal Quijano:
“Modernity and coloniality are two sides of the same historical process.”