Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

10-2024

Abstract

Coloniality, as defined by Walter Mignolo, is the complex matrix of power dominated by Western hegemony that holds places beyond the West within its grip. The state of coloniality, established through decades of colonial rule, introduced Western forms of political and economic systems exogenous to colonized spaces, heavily influencing the current trajectory of development in various nations across the globe. This presentation gazes into the role of the state in disempowering the margins through agricultural policies and how this magnifies coloniality in farming communities. In an archipelago, the call for decoloniality is an action towards multifaceted empowerment through a pluriversal future.

Comments

This paper was presented at the 4th Critical Island Studies International Conference: The Political Lives of Islands at De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines from October 3 to 4, 2024.

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