自“科学种族主义”(scientific racism)在西方社会诞生以来,“人种”就成为一个热门话题。西方的博物学家、生物学家、医生等以“科学”之名对人进行分类,在他们的笔下,人种学先天就带有白人至上的色彩。19世纪50年代以来,进化论思想...自“科学种族主义”(scientific racism)在西方社会诞生以来,“人种”就成为一个热门话题。西方的博物学家、生物学家、医生等以“科学”之名对人进行分类,在他们的笔下,人种学先天就带有白人至上的色彩。19世纪50年代以来,进化论思想席卷全球,“适者生存”(survival of the fittest)这一强调结果论的进化论逻辑成为诸多学说、言论可以利用的理论依据。若以国力强弱、文明优劣、科技高下这类结果来反推其因,“适者”就是人种意义上的“优者”,在此延长线上,纯血论、种族歧视、殖民扩张等就成为顺理成章之事,以“人种改良”为目标的优生学也对政策、法律的制定产生了实际的影响。例如,20世纪前后美国的婚姻、移民、生育相关法律法规中往往就带有种族歧视的印迹。展开更多
With a long-standing tradition in the development of critical theories, Latin America seeks, through a myriad of perspectives, to understand its peripheral position within the mechanisms of the world system. This pape...With a long-standing tradition in the development of critical theories, Latin America seeks, through a myriad of perspectives, to understand its peripheral position within the mechanisms of the world system. This paper aims to examine the role of race and gender in sustaining the capitalist world system through the lens of decolonial studies. It considers how both categories were historically constructed during the colonial process as tools to legitimize social, economic, and political hierarchies between the dominant and the dominated. In particular, the division of labor, based on racial and gendered distinctions, was instrumental in shaping these power relations. By analyzing these categories as central elements in the formation and maintenance of the capitalist world system, the study highlights their continued influence in perpetuating inequalities today.展开更多
文摘自“科学种族主义”(scientific racism)在西方社会诞生以来,“人种”就成为一个热门话题。西方的博物学家、生物学家、医生等以“科学”之名对人进行分类,在他们的笔下,人种学先天就带有白人至上的色彩。19世纪50年代以来,进化论思想席卷全球,“适者生存”(survival of the fittest)这一强调结果论的进化论逻辑成为诸多学说、言论可以利用的理论依据。若以国力强弱、文明优劣、科技高下这类结果来反推其因,“适者”就是人种意义上的“优者”,在此延长线上,纯血论、种族歧视、殖民扩张等就成为顺理成章之事,以“人种改良”为目标的优生学也对政策、法律的制定产生了实际的影响。例如,20世纪前后美国的婚姻、移民、生育相关法律法规中往往就带有种族歧视的印迹。
文摘With a long-standing tradition in the development of critical theories, Latin America seeks, through a myriad of perspectives, to understand its peripheral position within the mechanisms of the world system. This paper aims to examine the role of race and gender in sustaining the capitalist world system through the lens of decolonial studies. It considers how both categories were historically constructed during the colonial process as tools to legitimize social, economic, and political hierarchies between the dominant and the dominated. In particular, the division of labor, based on racial and gendered distinctions, was instrumental in shaping these power relations. By analyzing these categories as central elements in the formation and maintenance of the capitalist world system, the study highlights their continued influence in perpetuating inequalities today.
