The intellectual biography of Syed Farid Alatas: Hegemonic orientations, epistemic decolonisation and the School of Autonomous Knowledge

IF 1.9 3区 社会学 Q2 SOCIOLOGY
Leon Moosavi, S. F. Alatas
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Syed Farid Alatas is a Malaysian sociologist who has been highly influential in discussions about decolonising knowledge. He has also continued the legacy of his esteemed father, Syed Hussein Alatas, by furthering ‘the School of Autonomous Knowledge’ in the Malay Archipelago and beyond. This article presents a wide-ranging, comprehensive and rich dialogue between Farid and Leon Moosavi. In this conversation, pertinent questions are asked: How does Farid’s approach to decolonising knowledge differ from other decolonial scholars? What exactly does Farid mean when he talks of ‘intellectual imperialism’, ‘alternative discourses’ and ‘academic dependency’? This dialogue also explores Farid’s extensive engagement with the Islamic/Muslim sphere, including topics such as: Ibn Khaldun, Muslim revivalism, Muslim sectarianism and the Islamisation of knowledge. The discussion also explores some potential critiques of Farid’s intellectual contributions with challenging questions: Can Farid’s theoretical ideals be applied in ‘the real world’ or are they confined to an audience of intellectual elites? Is Farid anti-Western? Or, actually, does his work inadvertently fall into the trap of Westerncentrism? This article offers a unique insight into the intellectual biography of one of the most notable social theorists of the current era.
赛义德·法里德·阿拉塔斯的知识分子传记:霸权取向、认知上的非殖民化和自主知识学派
Syed Farid Alatas是一位马来西亚社会学家,在关于知识非殖民化的讨论中具有很高的影响力。他还继承了他尊敬的父亲赛义德·侯赛因·阿拉塔斯的遗产,在马来群岛及其他地区推进了“自主知识学校”。本文介绍了法里德和莱昂·穆萨维之间广泛、全面和丰富的对话。在这场对话中,人们提出了相关的问题:法里德的知识非殖民化方法与其他非殖民化学者有何不同?法里德在谈到“知识帝国主义”、“另类话语”和“学术依赖”时到底是什么意思?本次对话还探讨了法里德与伊斯兰/穆斯林领域的广泛接触,包括伊本·哈尔顿、穆斯林复兴主义、穆斯林宗派主义和知识伊斯兰化等主题。讨论还探讨了对法里德智力贡献的一些潜在批评,并提出了一些具有挑战性的问题:法里德的理论理想能否应用于“现实世界”,还是仅限于知识精英群体?法里德是反西方的吗?或者,实际上,他的作品是否无意中落入了西方中心主义的陷阱?这篇文章对当代最著名的社会理论家之一的知识分子传记提供了独特的见解。
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Current Sociology
Current Sociology SOCIOLOGY-
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5.10
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期刊介绍: Current Sociology is a fully peer-reviewed, international journal that publishes original research and innovative critical commentary both on current debates within sociology as a developing discipline, and the contribution that sociologists can make to understanding and influencing current issues arising in the development of modern societies in a globalizing world. An official journal of the International Sociological Association since 1952, Current Sociology is one of the oldest and most widely cited sociology journals in the world.
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