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Global Fragments: Latinamericanisms, Globalizations, and Critical Theory

Eduardo Mendieta

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Global Fragments offers an innovative analysis of globalization that aims to circumvent the sterile dichotomies that either praise or demonize globalization. Eduardo Mendieta applies an interdisciplinary approach to one of the most fundamental experiences of globalization: the mega-urbanization of humanity. The claim that globalization unsettles our epistemic maps of the world is tested against a study of Latin America. Mendieta also recontextualizes the work of three major theorists of globalization--Enrique Dussel, Cornel West, and Jurgen Habermas--to show how their thinking reflects engagement with central problems of globalization and, conversely, how globalization itself is exemplified through the reception of their work. Beyond the epistemic hubris of social theories that seek to accept or reject a globalized world, Mendieta calls for a dialogic cosmopolitanism that departs from the mutuality of teaching and learning in a world that is global but not totalized.

Language: English

Pages: 226

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Release: October 04, 2007

ISBN: 0791472574

ISBN 13: 9780791472576

Global Fragments: Latinamericanisms, Globalizations, and Critical Theory

Eduardo Mendieta

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Global Fragments offers an innovative analysis of globalization that aims to circumvent the sterile dichotomies that either praise or demonize globalization. Eduardo Mendieta applies an interdisciplinary approach to one of the most fundamental experiences of globalization: the mega-urbanization of humanity. The claim that globalization unsettles our epistemic maps of the world is tested against a study of Latin America. Mendieta also recontextualizes the work of three major theorists of globalization--Enrique Dussel, Cornel West, and Jurgen Habermas--to show how their thinking reflects engagement with central problems of globalization and, conversely, how globalization itself is exemplified through the reception of their work. Beyond the epistemic hubris of social theories that seek to accept or reject a globalized world, Mendieta calls for a dialogic cosmopolitanism that departs from the mutuality of teaching and learning in a world that is global but not totalized.

Language: English

Pages: 226

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Release: October 04, 2007

ISBN: 0791472574

ISBN 13: 9780791472576

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