Interlocutors for decolonial logics

In this commentary, I respond to Gibson's paper, calling for a thorough and robust engagement across political ecologies with the idea of interlocution-dialogues. Drawing on the work critiques from decolonial and postcolonial geographies, I argue that our focus on dialogues represents a significant epistemic move away from the logical, analytical enclosure explored by Gibson in her article. This shift becomes pivotal in questioning the practices and unremembering that pervades the participatory turn. Furthermore, paying attention to the immaterial actors and the representational aporia has become critical within the interlocution/dialogue framework, evidencing the need to expand methodological approaches to unmap the paths shaped by coloniality.

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Dialogues in Human Geography
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2025-02-20
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https://doi.org/10.1177/20438206251321096
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Anthropological Studies and Insights
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Interlocutors for decolonial logics

Gerónimo Barrera de la Torre
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Interlocutors for decolonial logics

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Abstract

In this commentary, I respond to Gibson's paper, calling for a thorough and robust engagement across political ecologies with the idea of interlocution-dialogues. Drawing on the work critiques from decolonial and postcolonial geographies, I argue that our focus on dialogues represents a significant epistemic move away from the logical, analytical enclosure explored by Gibson in her article. This shift becomes pivotal in questioning the practices and unremembering that pervades the participatory turn. Furthermore, paying attention to the immaterial actors and the representational aporia has become critical within the interlocution/dialogue framework, evidencing the need to expand methodological approaches to unmap the paths shaped by coloniality.

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