Whispers of the soul; Autohistoria-teoría as decolonial knowledge production

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Whispers of the soul; Autohistoria-teoría as decolonial knowledge production

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The imperative for decolonial research methodology has been long discoursed in academia. However, there remains a rift between dominant colonial research practices in the academy and the needs of researchers of color. In this article, I explore autohistoria-teoría as a decolonial research methodology by weaving between personal narrative, magical thinking, and contemporary academic discourse on autoethnographical research methods. I will exemplify both the uniqueness and importance of spirit in Anzaldúa’s iteration of autohistoria-teoría. Finally, I will challenge the academy’s perception of autoethnographical research methods as navel gazing and reframe autohistoria-teoría as decolonial praxis, and as such does not need adhere to the validity paradigm of western hegemonic knowledge production.

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Chimine Arfuso

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College of Social Sciences

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Arfuso, C. N. (2021). Whispers of the soul; Autohistoria-teoría as decolonial knowledge production. Qualitative Inquiry, 107780042199835. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800421998359

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“Whispers of the soul; Autohistoria-teoría as decolonial knowledge production,” Outstanding Faculty Publications, accessed May 16, 2024, https://facpub.library.fresnostate.edu/items/show/328.