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Co-producing theory: Epistemic tyrannies of urban conversations

Year: 2024

Type: editorial

Abstract: I rethink the epistemic and geographical locations of the urban conversations which aim to create a collective ‘we' from among transnational urban diversity and glocalized Indigeneity. I argue that the first and most fundamental step in enabling the emergence of a collective global ‘we', in whose formation the ‘Indigenous others' have equal presence, is to develop epistemic tools for co-creating a collective understanding of the ‘urban'. This is because we are not yet equipped with the necessary thinking-feeling structures to hold fair conversations between the ‘transnational' and the ‘Indigenous’

Source: Dialogues in Urban Research

DOI: 10.1177/27541258241296106

Author: Somaiyeh Falahat

Institution: University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,200