Toward a Decolonial Feminist Anticapitalism: Maria Lugones, Sylvia Wynter, and Sayak Valencia

This article traces the centrality of capitalism in the work of three decolonial feminists: Maria Lugones, Sylvia Wynter, and Sayek Valencia. Elaborating on the role of capitalism in each of their work separately, I argue that each of these thinkers conceptualizes capitalism in a novel and urgent way, charting new directions for both theory and social movement practice. I thus argue that the decolonial feminist tradition holds crucial philosophical and historical resources for understanding the emergence of capitalism and its endurance.