Скачать или смотреть Colonial Matrix of Power Explained | Coloniality vs. Colonialism vs. Modernity & Modernism | Part 01

This video offers a clear and accessible explanation of the Colonial Matrix of Power (CMP), one of the foundational concepts in modern decolonial theory developed by scholars such as Aníbal Quijano and expanded by Walter D. Mignolo. The CMP helps us understand how global power works through interconnected systems of control—including economy, politics, knowledge, gender, race, language, and subjectivity.

In this reflection, we break down the idea of coloniality, which continues long after political colonialism ends. While colonialism refers to historical occupation, domination, and administration of territories, coloniality describes the ongoing patterns of power, knowledge, identity, and control that remain embedded in global modern systems.

The video also clarifies the difference between modernity and modernism. Modernity is the global historical project shaped by Europe after the 16th century, intertwined with colonization and the rise of capitalist world-systems. Modernism, on the other hand, refers to cultural, artistic, and intellectual movements that responded to the experiences of modernity.

Through simple explanations and rich examples, this video helps viewers understand:
– What is the Colonial Matrix of Power (CMP)?
– How does coloniality still structure global realities today?
– What is the difference between coloniality and colonialism?
– How modernity is inseparable from the history of colonization
– How modernism developed as a cultural response to modernity
– Why the CMP remains important for decolonial studies today

This guide is ideal for students, researchers, and anyone seeking to understand how colonial power continues to shape knowledge, culture, and society in the contemporary world.

📚 Key References

(These are provided for academic value; you can add them in the video description.)

Quijano, Aníbal. “Coloniality of Power, Eurocentrism, and Latin America.” Nepantla, 2000.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580900015...

Mignolo, Walter D. The Darker Side of Western Modernity: Global Futures, Decolonial Options. Duke University Press, 2011.
URL: https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-darker...

Maldonado-Torres, Nelson. “On the Coloniality of Being.” Cultural Studies, 21(2–3), 2007.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/0950238060116...


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