Decolonial mate

Decolonial Mate

Decolonial Mate is an international scholarly collective bringing together researchers from Brazil and beyond to critically examine higher education through decolonial perspectives. Coordinated by Kyria Finardi, the group creates a collaborative space for dialogue on internationalization, knowledge production, and epistemic justice in the Global South and North. The name Decolonial Mate draws inspiration from mate, a traditional South American drink that is shared in a circle—symbolizing dialogue, horizontality, and community. Much like the practice itself, the group fosters inclusive, dialogic encounters where diverse voices and knowledges are exchanged, challenging dominant paradigms and reimagining more equitable futures for higher education. Through regular meetings and collaborative engagements, the group explores how decolonial approaches can reshape academic practices, policies, and partnerships, emphasizing relationality, critical reflection, and collective learning.

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March 2023

part 1

Febrary 2023

July 2022

May 2022

June 2022

María Lugones - Intersectionality April 19th, 2022

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November 2, 2021

April 2022

September 28th, 2021 Garcia, O., Flores, N., Seltzer, K., Wei, L., Otheguy, R., & Rosa, J. (2021). Rejecting abyssal thinking in the language and education of racialized bilinguals: A manifesto. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies , 1-26.

July 27, 2021

part 1

Hamel, RE, Diniz, G., Araujo, D., & Kaminski, L. (2017). Facing the strategies of the empire: language policies in science and higher education in Latin America. Poetics and politics of language in the process of decolonization. São Carlos, SP: Pedro & João Editores, 229-261.

part 2

June 22, 2021.

CHIAPPA, Roxana; FINARDI, Kyria. Coloniality Prints in Internationalization of Higher Education: The Case of Brazilian and Chilean International Scholarships. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South, v.5, n.1, p.25-45. DOI: 10.36615/sotls.v5i1.161.

Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cuGnIpzK1arSoFddLlzeffaaD05xrhvz/view?usp=sharing

May 18, 2021.

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LIBERALI, Fernanda; SWANWICK, Ruth. Translanguaging as a Tool for Decolonizing teractions in a Space for Confronting Inequalities. DELTA, 36-3, p.1-26, 2020.

April, 21, 2021.

JORDÃO, Clarissa Menezes; MARTINEZ, Juliana Zeggio. Wines, Bottles, Crises: A Decolonial Perspective on Brazilian Higher Education. Rev. Brazil Linguist App., v. 21, no. 2, p. 1-28, 2021

March, 24 2021.

February 16, 2021.

BORELLI, Julma DVP; SILVESTRE, Viviane PV; PESSOA, Rosane R. Towards a Decolonial Language Teacher Education. Rev. Brazil Linguist App., v. 20, no. 2, p. 301-324, 2020.

April, 21, 2021.

STENGERS, Isabelle. The cosmopolitical proposal.

October 10, 2020

Escobar, A. (2007). The decolonial turn: reflections for an epistemic diversity beyond global capitalism.

December 17, 2020. At 2pm (Brazil/Chile), 5pm (UK) and 6pm (Spain/Italy).
To be read: the introduction of the book:
The decolonial turn: reflections for an epistemic diversity beyond global capitalism / compilers. Santiago Castro-Gómez and Ramón Grosfoguel. – Bogotá: Siglo del Hombre Editores; Universidad Central, Instituto de Estudios Sociales Contemporáneos y Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Instituto Pensar, 2007.
Link: meet.google.com/ixf-ijae-zsc

November 24, 2020. At 3 pm (Brazil), at 7 pm (UK), at 8 pm (Saudáfrica and Spain).
–Second Virtual Gathering “Decolonial Mate” on November 24 at 3:00 PM Brazil and Chile; 7 pm UK and Spain; 8:00 pm South Africa (invite here ) and details of the zoom below https://zoom.us/j/7805392429
– Meeting ID: 780 539 2429

Virtual Meeting on Nov 20th of Kyria’s research group. that discuss issues about decolonization and internationalization in higher education.

Meeting on 19th at 10 am Brazil; 2 pm Spain and UK, 3 pm in South Africa to discuss a potential collaborative grant, sponsored by WERA IRN network. Link here on google meetup meet.google.com/rqd-tgka-dqh

Bibliography

CASTRO-GOMEZ, Santiago; GROSFOGUEL, Ramon (ed.). The decolonial turn: reflections for an epistemic diversity beyond global capitalism / compilers. 21. ed. Bogotá: Siglo del Hombre Editores, 2007. 308 p. ISBN 978-958-665-096-0.

LOSACCO, José Romero (org.). Thinking differently, thinking colonially. 1. ed. Caracas – Venezuela: El perro y la rana, 2020. 226 p. ISBN 978-980-14-4733-7.

PREEZ, P. d.. On decolonization and internationalization of university curricula: What can we learn from Rosi Braidotti?. Journal of Education, Issue 74, p. 19-31, 2018. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2520-9868/i74a02.

TUCK, E.; YANG, KW. Decolonization is not a metaphor. Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1-‐40, 2012.