Everyone knows what theory to read by this point.
But what about stuff on Colonialism, Feminism, Systemic Racism and so on.
Any recommendations are welcome, but more specifically I would be interested in and appreciate how colonialism worked and what makes it unique as I see lots of people just equate it to war and conquest at large which I feel is wrong but would need a better understanding as to why.
Paulo Freire for a Latin American decolonial/Marxist Pedagogy.
Decolonizing Dialectics by Cicarello-Maher goes over Fanon, Dussel, and even Georges Sorel, who had contraversially influenced Italian Fascists but was extremely influential also for like Gramsci and Mariategui. I think the book presents a really interestingly combative and open ended dialectic, the podcast I heard about it from said that some MLs they knew didn’t like it, but idk it seemed pretty compatible to me and useful in a anti-imperialist framework. If you’re some strain of Libertarian Socialist I think you’ll certainly like it. It also ties all the theory into modern Venezuela. I thought it was good and I’m starting to work my way through all the above mentioned people, who are all related to decolonial struggles and postcolonial/racial analyses (except Sorel directly, but still indirectly). Also I haven’t read or looked too much into Walter Rodney, but he seems dope and is also on my list. Also CLR James
