Aníbal Quijano

Peruvian sociologist (1928-2018)

Aníbal Quijano (17 November 1928–31 May 2018) was a Peruvian sociologist and humanist thinker. He was born in Yungay, Peru. He was known for having developed the concept of "coloniality of power".[1] His body of work has been influential in the fields of decolonial studies and critical theory.

Quijano in August 2015

Quijano died on 31 May 2018 at the age of 90.[2]

References change

  1. Moraña, Mabel; Dussel, Enrique D.; Jáuregui, Carlos A. (2008). Coloniality at Large: Latin America and the Postcolonial Debate. Duke University Press. pp. 280–283. ISBN 9780822341697. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. Falleció el sociólogo Aníbal Quijano