DOMINAÇÃO EM TRÊS ATOS:

a colonialidade a partir da literatura ocidental

Abstract

This work, from the perspective of decolonial studies, seeks to problematize the historical project that structured the relationship between the West and literature. To this end, we propose a trajectory that begins with the final conquest of Al-Andalus and the colonization of the continent later called America. In this context, we emphasize epistemicide as one of the main mechanisms for controlling the invasion of these territories. The burning of Al-Andalus libraries and the codices of the indigenous peoples, according to our hypothesis, constitute founding gestures of modern Western literature. In addition to epistemicide, we highlight the narrative constructions that forged the image of the conquered peoples as "savages" in contrast to the "civilized" European. Finally, we analyze the process of domination through literary manifestations—initiated with the Jesuits and consolidated by the German project of a universal literature—as well as the modern idea of ​​European superiority that remains in the curricula of basic education and in higher education disciplines.