9. MOVING FROM, AND BEYOND, INVENTED CATEGORIES: AFTERWORDS

ABSTRACT The decentering of narratives is no longer sufficient for bringing the past into sharper focus. As a discipline, we must contend with the continued power imbalance in the production and circulation of histories. It is necessary to give equal valence to histories produced by embracing a rang...

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Published in:History and theory :Studies in the philosophy of history 2020-09, Vol.59 (3), p.439-447
Main Author: LAVEAGA, GABRIELA SOTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colonialism
decolonizing history[as one]
History
Imbalance
indigenous knowledge
knowledge production
Obligations
plural histories
production of history
Theory
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Summary:ABSTRACT The decentering of narratives is no longer sufficient for bringing the past into sharper focus. As a discipline, we must contend with the continued power imbalance in the production and circulation of histories. It is necessary to give equal valence to histories produced by embracing a range of historical methods, many of which the essays in this forum explore. Doing so expands understandings of what counts as theory in our histories and their obligations in society.
ISSN:0018-2656
1468-2303
DOI:10.1111/hith.12172