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# Walter Mignolo on orientalism and occidentalism
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/walter-mignolo-on-orientalism-and-occidentalism/
- Published: 2013-05-06T12:05:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-23T01:25:25.000Z
- Description: In this interview from the Oecumene project's second symposium, Walter Mignolo introduces his thinking on de-colonial political subjectivity
- Author: Walter Mignolo
- Tags: Oecumene: Citizenship after Orientalism, #Migrated, ideas, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 17:36, #ImagesUploaded, #appended-excerpt

*This video is part of a series published this week from the Oecumene project's* [*second symposium*](http://www.oecumene.eu/events/2nd-symposium?ref=opendemocracy.net)*, including* [*Walter Mignolo*](https://www.opendemocracy.net/author/walter-mignolo)*'s keynote lecture. All of the videos from the series will appear on the* [*Oecumene: Citizenship after Orientalism*](https://www.opendemocracy.net/freeform-tags/oecumene-citizenship-after-orientalism) *partnership page, funded by the Oecumene Project and the Open University.*

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An editorial partnership with Open University

In this interview from the [Oecumene project](https://www.opendemocracy.net/freeform-tags/oecumene-citizenship-after-orientalism)'s second symposium, Walter Mignolo introduces his thinking on de-colonial political subjectivity