The Darker Side of the Renaissance
Literacy, Territoriality, and Colonization
- 494 pages
- 18 hours of reading
An exploration of the role of the book, the map, and the European concept of literacy in the conquest of the New World
Walter D. Mignolo Books
Walter D. Mignolo is a renowned Argentine semiotician and professor whose work critically examines the modern and colonial world. He delves into concepts such as global coloniality, the geopolitics of knowledge, transmodernity, border thinking, and pluriversality. His rigorous analysis offers profound insights into the power structures and epistemologies that have shaped global histories, inviting readers to reconsider established worldviews.
