Theorist

Arturo Escobar

1952–present pluriversal design / decolonial anthropology

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Details

Nationality: Colombian

Classifications

Holder: Communal intergenerational
Source of authority: ReasonObservation
Subject: More than human
Political position: Subaltern resistant
Mode of transmission: Text drawing
Knowledge type: Propositional
Epistemic cluster: Western philosophical

Notes

Kenan Distinguished Professor, UNC Chapel Hill; Designs for the Pluriverse (Duke UP, 2018).

Connections

authored Designs for the Pluriverse
associated with Decolonial / Pluriversal Design
proposed Pluriversal / Autonomous Design
proposed Decolonial critique of flat ontology
associated with Epistemologies of the South
influenced Designing with Country
critiqued Manuel DeLanda

Referenced by

Walter Mignolo associated with

Sources

Duke University Press. n.d.. https://www.dukeupress.edu/designs-for-the-pluriverse.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Arturo Escobar." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/arturo-escobar/. Accessed July 17, 2026.