Linear Time and the Myth of Progress, Growth, Capitalism, and Extraction This column critiques cultures and philosophies using an A-versus-B method—not to engage in absolutism, but solely for contrast. Through my practice of Existencia and multidisciplinary investigation, we examine cultures, philosophies, and notions in this way to show the difference between how some of us […]
It’s 1492, in Ayiti. We’re making cassava, children are playing, and our Kacike is sharing knowledge. We then see a huge canoe approaching our shores. We’re used to visitors — we often traded with our brothers and sisters in Borikén — but these new visitors looked different. Little did we know that our kindness and […]
Too often, I see arguments about who is “allowed” to claim their Blackness. Who counts as Black, who doesn’t, who has the right to call themselves part of the African diaspora? These arguments, which are the loudest online, are exhausting. Imaginary lines, colonial borders, and different languages don’t determine if you’re Black or not. Race, […]
At Decolonial Thoughts, we’re not just analysing the world—we’re witnessing it, reckoning with it, and refusing to accept that this is the best we can do. The past year has been a brutal reminder of the world’s order—a system that thrives on exploitation, where certain lives are disposable, and where power dictates who is worthy […]
Ambre Guetin Leperlier was born in Nice, France, and graduated as an architect in Paris. She spent two transformative years in Latin America, studying, traveling, and participating in internships and construction projects. During this time, Ambre discovered decolonial theory through a history course at the University of Buenos Aires (FADU), as well as through the […]
