Decolonial and Universal seminar series , Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni presents his work Epistemic Freedom (Routledge, 2018), in discussion with Fiona Gedeon Achi and Sylvère Mbondobari.

• Thursday May 16, 2024, MSH Bordeaux Salle Jean Borde, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Registration required :

• People Bordeaux Montaigne University here
  
• People outside Bordeaux Montaigne University here

This seminar is a seminar of theoretical and critical readings led by non-specialists. It is not a question of producing knowledge “from above”, but rather of proposing avenues for reading in a horizontal manner. The person responsible for introducing the session introduces the author,

key concepts and exciting ideas for colleagues.
She does not have any authority over the author. She therefore has the right to say “I don’t know”. The idea is to think with the authors and not against them.
It will not be a question of carrying out readings pointing out this or that flaw, but rather of trying to understand how this author can be of use to us all, beyond our different disciplines and fields. Decoloniality is understood as a flexible concept, which could be defined as a process of removing coloniality from power.
Post/dé/anti will be able to dialogue with each other, the main thing being to draw theoretical constellations that can bring researchers together. The seminar is collegial, which means that a large place is given to discussion, and to what the concept of a lateral universal awakens in us – whether enthusiasm or incomprehension. Do not hesitate to bounce back, before or after the sessions: the discussions may find a form of publication (possibly also collegial) in the research notebook, Sketches . The thread of discussions from last year, 2022-2023, can be found at this address.