"Somos semillas" -we are seeds is a slogan, a sentiment, and a belief that emerges and circulates in a myriad of spaces from Ferguson Black Lives Matter protests advocating for racial justice in the United States, to struggles against state violence in Ayotzinapa, Mexico, to climate justice and food sovereignty movements in Latin America. Seeds are both symbolic and material embodiments of futurity. In this dissertation, I examine the discourses around seeds, particularly genetically modified seeds (GM), and the role of biotechnology as our only purveyor of futurity. In "Seeds", I examine the dominant discourses around GM seeds produced by pro-GM actors such as agro-industries including Monsanto and Syngenta, and USDAID programs such as Feed the Future. These discourses are constructed around social and environmental looming crises that include hunger and overpopulation, loss of biodiversity and climate change. In "Seeds", thinking through the decolonial option, I challenge the single Western narrative that presents GM seeds and crops as the only path to solve these crises and for humanity to have a utopian future."Seeds" takes on 'studying up' approach that as scholar Laura Nader argues investigates those in power instead of those that are being oppressed."Seeds" then works alongside other academic, indigenous, campesin@s, and farmer intellectuals and activists to elucidate a number of ways that people around the world are engaging with such crises and are building different paths to decolonial futures.

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Elaborada por intelectuais, principalmente economistas mais comprometidos com a construção de uma via heterodoxa da modernização brasileira, o (novo) desenvolvimentismo inspirou o projeto nacional petista, sendo parte integrante dos dois governos Lula (2003-2006; 2007-2010). Para viabilizarmos esta crítica desconstrucionista do discurso heterodoxo, decidimos analisar as contribuições de intelectuais colaboradores da Revista de Economia Política (REP), editada em São Paulo desde os anos oitenta, além de outros artigos e documentos sobre os governos Lula. Partimos, então, da hipótese de que essa alternativa não se propõe a um rompimento com o discurso economicista em voga, apenas idealiza um conjunto de políticas desenvolvimentistas que sugere a recuperação da capacidade gerencial do Estado alinhado com os preceitos mercadológicos. Aqui, a perspectiva decolonial é utilizada como arcabouço teórico-metodológico, permitindo compreender a dimensão mítica do crescimento econômico, principalmente em sociedades periféricas como a brasileira. Á luz da relação entre capitalismo e colonialidade é sugerido metodologicamente quatro marcadores decoloniais do desenvolvimento como parâmetros explicativos da realidade social: variáveis econômicas; crescimento econômico; mercado; e a questão nacional. A partir da abordagem decolonial, aprofundaremos o método da análise crítica do discurso (ACD) que possibilita enfatizar o ‗lugar de fala‘ do intelectual e a relação de poder e hegemonia entre dominantes e dominados. A análise metodológica ocorre em dois momentos: o primeiro restrito aos artigos da REP e a conformação do (novo) desenvolvimentismo; e o segundo ampliando o escopo de intelectuais, inclusive aqueles vinculados ao governo, identificando os contornos do NDB e sua participação nos dois governos Lula. Uma crítica de natureza sociológica deste debate ―heterodoxo‖ é fundamental para revelar como a leitura excessivamente abstrata que os economistas fazem da realidade social termina influindo negativamente sobre os rumos dos acontecimentos, desvirtuando as políticas públicas e desorientando a opinião pública. / The research mentioned in this dissertation in Sociology focuses on a deconstructionist criticism of a recently developed ideology, called (new) Brazilian developmentalism (NDB), which was raised as an alternative to the neoliberal and nationalist developmentalism policies. It was elaborated by intellectuals, mainly economists, who are more committed to building an unorthodox way of Brazilian modernization, the (new) developmentalism inspired PT national project, which was part of both Lula‘s governments (2003-2006; 2007-2010). To enable this deconstructionist criticism of unorthodox speech, we decided to analyze the contributions of Political Economy Magazine (REP) intellectuals, published in São Paulo since the eighties, as well as other articles and documents about the Lula government. We start with the hypothesis that this alternative does not propose a break with the economistic discourse in vogue, only idealizes a set of development policies suggesting the recovery of the State's management capacity aligned with market principles. Here, the decolonial perspective is used as a theoretical and methodological framework, allowing us to understand the mythic dimension of economic growth, especially in peripheral societies like the Brazilian one. In light of the relationship between capitalism and colonialism we've suggested methodologically four decolonial developmental markers as explanatory parameters of social reality: economic variables; economic growth; market; and the national question. From the colonialist approach, we deepen the method of critical discourse analysis (CDA) that makes it possible to emphasize the 'place of speech' of the intellectual and the relationship of power and hegemony between dominant and dominated. The methodological analysis occurs in two stages: the first restricted to REP articles and the conformation of the (new) developmentalism; and the second extending the intellectual scope, including those linked to the government, identifying the NDB contours and their participation in the two Lula governments. A critique of the sociological nature of this "unorthodox" debate is fundamental to revealing as too abstract the reading that economists make of social reality having a negative influence on the course of events, distorting public policy and disorienting public opinion.

My thesis is a call for the need of an intersectional awareness in the field of the commons, or the common or commoning. For that reason, I focus on a rather undertheorized subfield, the feminist commons because I deem that it promotes a more intersectional perspective than the male-dominated commons. My main effort concentrates to argue for the potentialities of an intersection between the commons and (feminist) decolonial project. Notions such as coloniality of power, the principle of intersectionality and the ethos of decoloniality help me to build my argument step by step. The thesis does not provide answers rather it poses questions and tries to open space for a fruitful experimentation.

The widespread and increasing forest degradation in the Amazon contrasts with a range of individual or collective practices developed by local agents, which have the potential to reconcile conservation and local understanding of the quality of life and economic development. The role of women among these initiatives has been overlooked or not well understood.  Therefore, methods are needed that allow their voices and understandings to be centralized. In this thesis, I make use of decolonial and process-relational approaches to do justice to women, as an invitation to a folk science, when addressing questions about their role in landscape stewardship practices in the Amazon. How can these practices contribute in an innovative way to food diversity and biodiversity conservation in the region? What are the processes that can facilitate or restrict women's individual or collective agency?    Women play a crucial role in landscape stewardship. Still, their agency is severely restricted by the ongoing neo-colonial processes, which affects socioecological spaces. However, they have been organizing themselves to overcome obstacles through their local networks. By understanding womenature and their stewardship practices of caring for the land as an indissoluble part of the forest means to understand in depth the tipping points of the Amazon, which are interconnected to the tipping points of its populations. This is a key factor to broaden our understanding of togetherness that can lead to a more equitable and fairer path towards sustainability in and for the Amazon. / A degradação florestal generalizada e crescente na Amazônia contrasta com uma gama de práticas individuais ou coletivas desenvolvidas por agentes locais, que têm o potencial de conciliar a conservação e a compreensão local sobre qualidade de vida e desenvolvimento econômico. O papel das mulheres nessas iniciativas tem sido esquecido ou não é bem compreendido. Portanto, são necessários métodos que permitam que suas vozes e entendimentos sejam centralizados. Nesta tese utilizo abordagens descoloniais e processuais-relacionais para fazer jus às mulheres, como um convite à ciência popular, ao abordar questões sobre seu papel nas práticas de manejo da paisagem na Amazônia; ou como essas práticas podem contribuir de forma inovadora para a diversidade alimentar e conservação da biodiversidade na região?; e quais são os processos que podem facilitar ou restringir a agência individual ou coletiva das mulheres? As mulheres desempenham um papel crucial na gestão da paisagem. Ainda assim, sua agência é severamente restringida pelos processos (neo)coloniais em andamento, nos quais afetam espaços socioecológicos. Porém, eles vêm se organizando para superar obstáculos por meio de suas redes locais. Entender as mulheresnatureza e suas práticas de manejo do cuidado com a terra como parte indissolúvel da floresta significa entender em profundidade os pontos de inflexão da Amazônia, que estão interligados aos pontos de inflexão de suas populações. Este é um fator chave para ampliar nosso entendimento de união que pode levar a um caminho mais equitativo e justo em direção à sustentabilidade na e para a Amazônia.

The Swedish Food Agency is responsible for giving guidelines and recommendations for businesses producing, importing, selling, and serving agricultural products in Sweden. The general discourse of these guidelines and recommendations are based on the notion of safeguarding the consumer from potential risks and harms. The discourse is further based on the European Union legislation of good governance which dictates the terms and conditions for businesses operating withing the EU market. In this explorative feminist decolonial discourse analysis I am analyzing the guidelines and recommendations for businesses dealing with agricultural products in Sweden communicated on the Swedish Food Agency’s website. The analysis is investigating the colonial epistemic and ontological assumptions underpinning the discourse. The analysis concludes that the discourse is based on modern/colonial assumptions about whom is to be kept safe and from what, and which products, countries, and territories are not safe to consume from. The discourse assumes humans as a homogenous group separate from animals and plants, and assumes that modern-scientific knowledge production will safekeep all humans and animals, and that food, supplements, and medicines should be understood as separate categories of foods. It is within and through these assumptions that the coloniality is being produced and reproduced in the discourse of the Swedish Food Agency. The discourse allows little to no room for other ontological and epistemic ways of relation to production, distribution and consumption of agricultural products. The discourse is limiting Swedish businesses in their ability to explore decolonial and unconventional business practices through border thinking, being, and doing at the colonial difference by engaging with other ways of relating to the world and the production, distribution, and consumption of food of the land.

[pt] Esta pesquisa pretende analisar como o racismo e a raça constituem subjetividades, saberes e práticas em Psicologia na realidade brasileira. A raça, apesar de ser uma construção social sem base biológica, ainda produz numerosos efeitos psicossociais. Amplia-se a discussão refletindo sobre as repercussões subjetivas e objetivas da raça na manutenção do racismo e das desigualdades raciais dentro e fora do campo psi, a partir da literatura revisada e ancorada em perspectivas decoloniais e afrodiaspóricas. Por fim, se interroga o silenciamento da Psicologia frente ao problema do racismo, convocando-a a trazê-lo para o centro de suas discussões, e a repensar seus saberes e práticas, que ainda estão alicerçados predominantemente em perspectivas euro-brancocêntricas. / [en] This research intends to analyze how racism and race constitute subjectivities, knowledge and practices in Psychology in the Brazilian reality. Race, despite being a social construction with no biological basis, still produces numerous psychosocial effects. The discussion is expanded by reflecting on the subjective and objective repercussions of race in the maintenance of racism and racial inequalities inside and outside the psycho-social field, based on the literature reviewed and anchored in decolonial and afrodiasporic perspectives. Finally, it questions the silencing of Psychology in the face of the problem of racism, calling on it to bring it to the center of its discussions, and to rethink its knowledge and practices, which are still predominantly based on Euro-whitecentric perspectives.

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[pt] Este trabalho visa entender o uso da língua inglesa por profissionais de marketing no Brasil sob o ponto de vista do imperialismo linguístico. O estudo foi feito através de entrevistas com profissionais de marketing sobre sua experiência em relação ao uso dos termos em língua inglesa dentro do contexto de marketing em seu ambiente de trabalho. / [en] This work aims to understand the use of English by marketing professionals in Brazil from the point of view of linguistic imperialism. The study provides interviews with marketers regarding the use of English language terms within the context of marketing.

Answering the call to decenter whiteness and coloniality within communication studies (#RhetoricSoWhite), this project attempts to reclaim space for indigenous knowledge and to serve decolonial struggles. Written as a project of love for my fellow indigenous scholars and peoples, I expand upon Tiara Na'puti's conceptualization of "Indigeneity as Analytic" and chart how indigenous Pacific Island decolonial resistance operates through a paradigm of decolonial futurity. By recognizing Guåhan (Guam), as well as Chamoru, bodies as (de)colonial borderlands, I demonstrate the radical potential of indigeneity through three different case studies. First, I name indigenous feminine style as a strategic mode of public address adopted by Governor Lou Leon Guerero to resist the spread of COVID-19 by US military personnel on the island of Guåhan. Second, I showcase how the process and practice of indigenous Pacific Island tattooing delinks away from coloniality. Finally, I demonstrate how the celebration of a Chamoru saint, Santa Marian Kamalen, provides a spatial-temporal intervention that articulates an indigenous religion and enacts a decolonial futurity.

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