Decolonial Thought and the University: Tensions and Challenges

 

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف: Zárate Sánchez, Roberto
التنسيق: artículo original
الحالة:Versión publicada
تاريخ النشر:2026
الوصف:This paper undertakes a critical analysis of the main challenges facing decolonial thought within the university, drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of different forms of capital and his concept of homo academicus. The central question guiding the argument is: What are the main challenges for decolonial thought to remain consistent with its own theoretical presuppositions within the university? The paper argues that the university, understood as a field shaped by power relations, positions actors according to the forms of capital they possess. For decolonial thought, this creates a tension between maintaining its practical and transformative potential and adapting to the institutional dynamics required to gain and sustain influence within the academic field.
البلد:Portal de Revistas UNA
المؤسسة:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
اللغة:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/22216
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ensayospedagogicos/article/view/22216
كلمة مفتاحية:decolonization
colonialism
higher education
political power
epistemology
descolonización
colonialismo
enseñanza superior
poder político
epistemología