The Art of "Re-Existence" : Decolonizing History Through Decolonized Memories

Abstract

Abstract

en The decolonial praxis seeks to transform power relations insofar as it seeks the restitution of denied humanity or the right to be in multiple ways. It is a libertarian act that must lead to the reconstitution of being and of being in the world, in its entirety as a subject of a present-day cornered by scarcity and desire, by physical and symbolic violence, by racism and political and cultural authoritarianism. In this process, Memory occupies a primordial place as re-existence and resistance. Thus, the decolonial praxis of re-existence consists of facing all forms of domination, exploitation, and discrimination, through collective actions that help build awareness of being, feeling, doing, and thinking from a given place of life. Taking the example of Brazil, this essay explores the possibilities of writing a decolonized history through the decolonization of memory.