Challenging Western Paradigms [Pluriversality] Session 3. April 24th, 2026

In this seminar session take us to a meaningful question that allows us to imagine relations as a transformative way for education, healthcare, and ecological ethics, emphasizing the deep entanglement of humans, non-humans, and systems. The discussion challenges individualistic Western paradigms by reframing creativity as a relational force rather than a personal talent, proposing a "flat ontology" where humans are shaped by the world as much as they shape it. Through case studies on the gendered racialization of pharmacy work, the participants illustrate how systemic violence manifests in daily interactions, requiring a shift toward understanding emotions as relational energy and practice. The session further critiques the "one world" narrative of colonial capitalism, advocating for pluriversality and the recognition of food and land as agents that facilitate ancestral healing and decolonization. Finally, they reflect on the violence of objectification and the necessity of maintaining an "animate sense of the world," where sensitive responsiveness to materiality replaces the drive for mastery and fixedness.