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The colonial experience, a complex tapestry of power dynamics, cultural intersections and historical narratives, has left an indelible mark on the world. It is a phenomenon that transcends mere discourses and categories of identity, delving deep into the realm of the senses. The senses, as the channels through which individuals interact with and comprehend the world, play a crucial role in shaping both colonial, anti-colonial and postcolonial narratives. In this sense, we draw on Michel Serres’s The Five Senses (1985), in which he challenges us to think of the senses as constantly transcending or exceeding the body, “mingling” with the world and each other. This exploration draws on the phenomenology of coloniality, an approach rooted in social science and philosophy that proposes that a phenomenon must be explored within its site, and seeks to understand and analyse the lived experiences of individuals and communities affected by colonialism and its enduring legacies. The term “anti/colonial” encapsulates the inherent conflict of being simultaneously part of and against something, and provides a more nuanced perspective on anti-colonial resistance.
The aim of Colonial Senses is to explore the embodied colonial experience and how it remains in the memory, emotions and collective identity of those affected. By paying attention to the sensory experiences of the colonised, the book highlights how the embodied colonial experience has contributed to anti-colonial resistance and post-colonial transformations. It is through the senses that acts of creative resistance to colonial oppression and the dismantling of hierarchical power structures are often initiated. Drawing on a rich tapestry of postcolonial theory, phenomenology, the sensorial turn and memory studies, this book offers a cross-fertilisation of ideas to illuminate the intricacies of colonialism and its sensory regimes. The case study that serves as the basis for our argument is late Portuguese colonialism in Africa, as we aim to make sense of anti-colonial resistance and its sensory possibilities against colonial oppression. We seek to answer two questions: “How did it feel to be colonised?” and, more importantly, “How does it feel to fight colonial oppression?”
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sentidos emoções colonialismo colonialidade Amílcar Cabral Paulina Chiziane
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Book proposal: Silva, F. C. da, Aboim, S. (2025). The Sensorial Legacies of Colonialism: Unveiling the Embodied Experience. (Cambridge Elements Histories of Emotions and the Senses series). Cambridge University Press