Beyond the observatory
This essay offers a critical reflection of an onto-epistemological and decolonial nature on the production of knowledge in general and in architecture in particular, taking Julio Cortázar’s tale From the Observatory (1972/2018) as a catalyst. In an attempt to approach the question posed by this issu...
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I15-R196-article-4862024-12-11T23:29:29Z Beyond the observatory Mas allá del observatorio Valderrama, Ana decolonialidad experiencia afecto potencia agencia decoloniality experience in situ in vivo This essay offers a critical reflection of an onto-epistemological and decolonial nature on the production of knowledge in general and in architecture in particular, taking Julio Cortázar’s tale From the Observatory (1972/2018) as a catalyst. In an attempt to approach the question posed by this issue of A&P Continuidad magazine, the essay analyzes and proposes intercultural points of contact between epistemological and ontological formulations, both traditional and contemporary ones, displacing rigid considerations of “the new” or “the old” in the production of knowledge. It is not a matter of interest in the essay to give an easy answer to the question, but to provoke a kind of discomfort that allows us to observe the political and ideological intentions that have given and give origin, meaning and direction to onto-epistemological formulations. Thus, the essay suggests multiple questions, especially about the power relations implicit in the various ways of understanding the production of knowledge—concepts, procedures, and protocols. That is, the essay invites to visualize the impact and consequences on human and non-human life that are brought into play with each choice of a specific onto-epistemological apparatus for disciplinary deployment—in this case, architecture. El presente ensayo ofrece una reflexión crítica de carácter onto-epistemológica y decolonial en torno a la producción de conocimientos en general y en la arquitectura en particular, tomando el cuento Prosa del observatorio de Julio Cortázar (1972/2018) como catalizador de la reflexión. En un intento de aproximación a la pregunta que plantea este número de la revista A&P Continuidad, el ensayo analiza y propone puntos de contacto interculturales entre formulaciones epistemológicas y ontológicas tanto tradicionales como contemporáneas, desplazando consideraciones rígidas de “lo nuevo” o “lo viejo” en la producción de conocimientos. El interés del ensayo no es dar una respuesta fácil a la pregunta, sino provocar una incomodidad que permita observar las intenciones políticas e ideológicas que han dado y dan origen, sentido y direccionalidad a las formulaciones onto-epistemológicas. De este modo, el ensayo sugiere múltiples preguntas, sobre todo acerca de las relaciones de poder implícitas en las diversas formas de entender la producción de conocimientos (conceptos, procedimientos y protocolos). Es decir, se invita a visualizar el impacto y las consecuencias sobre la vida humana y no humana que se ponen en juego con cada elección de un aparato onto-epistemológico determinado para el despliegue disciplinar en este caso, para la arquitectura. Facultad de Arquitectura, Planeamiento y Diseño | Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2024-12-11 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/zip https://www.ayp.fapyd.unr.edu.ar/index.php/ayp/article/view/486 10.35305/23626097v11i21.486 A&P Continuidad; Vol. 11 Núm. 21 (2024): DOCENCIA EN ARQUITECTURA Y DISEÑO: ¿QUÉ HAY DE NUEVO? 2362-6097 2362-6089 spa https://www.ayp.fapyd.unr.edu.ar/index.php/ayp/article/view/486/610 https://www.ayp.fapyd.unr.edu.ar/index.php/ayp/article/view/486/641 https://www.ayp.fapyd.unr.edu.ar/index.php/ayp/article/view/486/642 Derechos de autor 2024 A&P Continuidad http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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This essay offers a critical reflection of an onto-epistemological and decolonial nature on the production of knowledge in general and in architecture in particular, taking Julio Cortázar’s tale From the Observatory (1972/2018) as a catalyst. In an attempt to approach the question posed by this issue of A&P Continuidad magazine, the essay analyzes and proposes intercultural points of contact between epistemological and ontological formulations, both traditional and contemporary ones, displacing rigid considerations of “the new” or “the old” in the production of knowledge. It is not a matter of interest in the essay to give an easy answer to the question, but to provoke a kind of discomfort that allows us to observe the political and ideological intentions that have given and give origin, meaning and direction to onto-epistemological formulations. Thus, the essay suggests multiple questions, especially about the power relations implicit in the various ways of understanding the production of knowledge—concepts, procedures, and protocols. That is, the essay invites to visualize the impact and consequences on human and non-human life that are brought into play with each choice of a specific onto-epistemological apparatus for disciplinary deployment—in this case, architecture. |
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