Betweener Talk

In this literary, co-constructed narrative, two Brazilian scholars explore the spaces “in-between”—between their own biographies, one raised privileged, the other poor; between the experience of being raised in Brazil and finding acceptance in United States universities; between their lives in the academic establishment and their studies of poverty in Latin America; between the constraints of apolitical scholarship and the need to promote social justice; between contrasting styles of researching, theorizing, and writing. Their dialogue seeks to decolonize the world of American scholarship and promote the use of research toward inclusive social justice. Part I Betweenness and Decolonizing Resistance; Chapter 1 The Beginnings of a Critical Postcolonial Duo; Chapter 2 Onto-Epistemological Stance; Part II Stories from the Margins; Chapter 3 Betweenness in Identity; Chapter 4 Betweenness in Class; Chapter 5 Betweenness in Race; Chapter 6 Betweenness in Sexuality; Chapter 7 Betweenness in Indigenousness and Postcolonialism; Chapter 8 Betweenness in Knowledge Production; Part III Methodological Acts/Detours and Postcolonial Resistance: Decolonizing Scholarship for Social Justice in the 21st Century; Chapter 9 Methodological Acts and Detours; Chapter 10 Words to End With: Decolonizing Praxis and Social Justice;