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Arrochelados: Semillero de Estudios Afrocolombianos (Afro-Colombian Studies Seedbed)

  • Postal address

    Colombia

Organization profile

Research fields

Afro-descendants in the Colony; Afro-descendants and nation building; Afro-Colombian intellectuals; Afro-Colombian Social Leadership; Contemporary Aesthetic Resistances; Geography-Territory Territories of the Diaspora; Historical, Cultural and Social Connections; Internal migrations of Afro-Colombian populations from south to south; Inequalities, racism and discrimination; Meetings for action.

Organization profile

Arrochelados: Semillero de Estudios Afrocolombianos is a space for dialogue and research in which various thematic lines related to the history, culture, politics and contemporary struggles of the Afro-Colombian population are addressed.It brings together teachers, graduates and undergraduate and graduate students, who come from different disciplines and work fields and are united by a common interest in research and critical analysis of the main historical processes of the Afro-Colombian diaspora, intellectual movements and black literatures, Afro-Colombian leadership and social movements, aesthetic resistance, black geographies, diasporic territories and migrations.A central purpose of the seedbed is to reflect, from diverse interests, on the tools and strategies necessary to overcome inequalities, racism and discrimination.

Área de conocimiento (OCDE)

  • Social Sciences

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  3. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  4. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  5. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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