Forged in political militancy, Houria Bouteldja is a lively, sharp voice. Its strength comes from nonconformity, from discomfort in the face of a world that is affirmed in racial exclusion and that has been exercised by colonialism.
ideological, economic and political on the new generations. Her we is not a universalist we,
We are not all mentioned (we will say, in paraphrase to the text).
This book can be read as a decolonial manifesto for the 21st century or, more specifically, as an invitation to revolutionary love, which does not belong to romanticism, but to justice. This is a call to decolonize the world, to recognize that the privilege of a few is built on the oppression of many. While it is true that Houria writes from her context as a Franco-Algerian thinker, she does so from her own experience, in the racially segregated neighborhoods of Paris.
The most important quality of landmark texts is finding, from a particularity, what is common
to the humans. When mentioning indigenous people, the author refers to "those colonized" by France, and when evoking Jews,
she invites them to recognize their common past. This same call could be read in a Latin American key, with
the excluded indigenous peoples, with the invitation to recognize the diverse histories and philosophies in the territory
common. The testimony of an angry self-recognition awaits in these pages that are not satisfied with
expose, or just point out with theoretical reticence Here resides a passionate way to summon a single channel
for the benefit of all.