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    Decolonising Andean and Peruvian music: a view from within
    (Routledge, 2021-01-01)
    Cultural Europeanisation in Peru has been an aspiration since its independence in 1821. Until 2010 the only institution of higher musical education in Peru had classical European music on a pedestal, rejecting all others, but especially indigenous Andean music. And for the Peruvian state, since its beginnings, the major forms of musical arts were considered to be an expression that originated in the recent history of Europe. This Eurocentric approach was challenged in several instances, such as the revolutionary regime of Velasco Alvarado which rose to power in 1968, that established a series of laws geared towards the building of a new sense of national culture and identity, including music. But also by other initiatives undertaken by the recently created Ministry of Culture in 2010, that makes it possible to hint a path towards the decolonisation of cultural institutions on Peru.
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    Reclaiming ontology for decoloniality: a critical realist critique of Mignolo's meta-theoretical priority of epistemology
    (Taylor & Francis, 2025-01-01)
    In this article, I develop a critical engagement between decolonial thought and critical realism to propose a realist foundation for decoloniality. Through an internal critique of Walter Mignolo's work, I challenge the meta-theoretical prioritization of epistemology over ontology that underpins his critique of Western modernity. I argue that this position ultimately undermines the very possibility of meaningful decolonial critique, which requires a realist understanding of social structures such as the colonial matrix of power (CMP). By retrieving ontology as a legitimate category for decolonial analysis, I show that critical realism provides the necessary philosophical resources to account for the reality of coloniality beyond epistemic frameworks. This realist orientation allows decolonial critique to transcend cultural relativism, affirming its universal critical claims against Eurocentrism and its commitment to unveiling enduring structures of domination.
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