In her talk María do Mar Castro Varela spoke about how certain knowledge gets established and universally powerful on a long-term basis, arguing from a postcolonial perspective. Crucial for this mechanism was said to be the legal system and the general establishment of laws. Find out how outrages can be legally justified and how colonialism, imperialism, and racism are connected to that by listening to the audio file of the talk (in German).

Photos: Rebecca Moltmann