Resumen

FLEURI, Reinaldo Matias. Interculturality, identity and decoloniality: political and educational challenges. Sér.-Estud. [online]. 2014, n.37, pp.89-106. ISSN 2318-1982.  https://doi.org/10.20435/2318-1982-2014-v.37(07).

The concept of interculturalism has been important for the educational policies. However, it is a complex field of debate among multiple perspectives that cannot be reduced to a universal scheme. In this context, the struggles for social justice and and building a pluralistic and democratic society requires an understanding of the epistemological foundations of modern-colonial society, as well as the questioning of the processes of racialization and subordination inherent to the current world system. Recent studies, referenced in this article, problematize the Nation-State political model and study its implications in life and politics of indigenous peoples in Latin America. The recognition of indigenous peoples as subjects of their stories implies critically review the imagery produced the colonization process supported by globalized hegemonic cultures. The deconstruction of the colonial matrix of power implies disarm the device of “race “, which has been historically triggered for distribution, domination and exploitation of the world’s population in the capitalist global context. And from the standpoint of knowledge, it is necessary an epistemological reframing of knowledge that deconstructs the modern colonial assumption of “universality” of “science” and consider the complexities and ambivalences produced in the encounter between different cultures and knowledges.

Palabras clave : Interculturalism; Decoloniality; Indigenous.

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