Aníbal Quijano Explained

Aníbal Quijano
Birth Date:17 November 1928
Nationality:Peruvian
Education:National University of San Marcos
Occupation:Sociologist
Fields:Decoloniality
Known For:
  • Coloniality of power
  • Coloniality of knowledge
Workplaces:National University of San Marcos; Ricardo Palma University; Binghamton University; National Autonomous University of Mexico

Aníbal Quijano (17 November 1928 – 31 May 2018) was a Peruvian sociologist and humanist thinker, known for having developed the concepts of "coloniality of power" and "coloniality of knowledge".[1] His body of work has been influential in the fields of decolonial studies and critical theory.

Education and academic career

Quijano received a Bachelor's degree from the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM), where he enrolled in various courses on Latin American history, anthropology, sociology and law.[2] He later obtained a Master's degree at the Latin American Social Sciences Institute (FLACSO) in Santiago de Chile. He subsequently returned to Lima to study for a PhD at the University of San Marcos, which he completed in 1964. His PhD examined the emergence of rural-to-urban indigenous migrants in Peru and the changing roles and contexts of ethnic identity in Latin America. Until 1995, he was senior lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences of San Marcos. He was most recently a professor of the Department of Sociology at Binghamton University, New York. Quijano held several positions as a visiting professor in the social sciences at universities worldwide: Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (Paris), University of São Paulo, University of Puerto Rico, University of Hannover, Free University of Berlin, National University of Ecuador, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Universidad de Chile, Latin American School of Economics (ESCOLATINA), and George Washington University. He wrote numerous books and publications on colonialism, politics, democracy, globalization and other social issues.

Works

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Moraña. Mabel. Dussel. Enrique D.. Jáuregui. Carlos A.. Coloniality at Large: Latin America and the Postcolonial Debate. 21 September 2014. 2008. Duke University Press. 9780822341697. 280–283.
  2. Book: Simon . David . David . Simon . Key Thinkers on Development . 2019 . Routledge . 9781138494329 . 528 . 10.4324/9781351026307 .