Recontextualizing the Caribbean Antillean: Critical Historiographical Traditions and the Re-signification of Historical Knowledge from the Antilles

Authors

  • Yurier Fernández Cardoso Universidad Autónoma San Luis Potosí

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/cl.v2i33.8127

Keywords:

Caribbean Antillean, Decolonial historiography, Coloniality of knowledge, Critical traditions, Latin American and Caribbean studies

Abstract

This article offers a critical rereading of the Caribbean through the lens of decolonial historiographical traditions, aiming to reposition the region as an epistemic and political subject within Latin American and Caribbean studies. Using a critical historiographical analysis and a situated theoretical review, it examines the contributions of Caribbean authors who, although not always self-identified as decolonial, have fundamentally challenged the coloniality of knowledge. As a result, it introduces the analytical category of Caribbean Antillean, which broadens the notion of insularity and enables a more dynamic understanding of the region's historical, cultural, and political processes. The article concludes that rethinking the Caribbean from this perspective opens new pathways for critical research and the production of situated knowledge.

Author Biography

Yurier Fernández Cardoso, Universidad Autónoma San Luis Potosí

Historiador y doctorando en Estudios Latinoamericanos en la UASLP. Se ha especializado en historiografía del Caribe, historia intelectual y estudios decoloniales, con experiencia docente y publicaciones académicas.

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Published

2025-07-01