The Structure of Knowledge in Westernized Universities – Epistemic Racism/Sexism and the Four Genocides/Epistemicides of the Long 16th Century

Grosfoguel argues that Western universities’ knowledge structures are built on epistemic racism and sexism, rooted in four 16th-century genocides/epistemicides - against Jews/Muslims, Indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans, and accused witches - sustaining Eurocentric epistemic privilege.

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Author(s): Ramón Grosfoguel
Date Published: 2013
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Language: English

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