Betweener Talk: Decolonizing Knowledge Production, Pedagogy, and Praxis

by Marcelo Diversi, Claudio Moreira

In this literary, co-constructed narrative, two Brazilian scholars explore the spaces “in-between”—between their own biographies, one raised privileged, the other poor; between the experience of being raised in Brazil and finding acceptance in United States universities; between their lives in the academic establishment and their studies of poverty in Latin America; between the constraints of apolitical scholarship and the need to promote social justice; between contrasting styles of researching, theorizing, and writing. Their dialogue seeks to decolonize the world of American scholarship and promote the use of research toward inclusive social justice.

236 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 2009

Reviews

[Michael]

This is a profoundly disturbing, intensely written, hugely engaging and useful, book. The authors provide a new model for social theory practice. They propose theory and praxis based solidly in the experiences of those who remain oppressed by the colonizing history and practice of both governments and academies. The focus of the book is their lives and fieldwork in Brazil, a country from which much postcolonial theory has emerged. (Yes, Martha, North America is still colonized.)