The virtual un-conference Pivot 2020 invited participants to consider how to design a ‘world of many centers and voices.’ In this forum, the aim was to pivot the discussion around decolonization from a critical perspective to a creative and generative one. The efforts to dismantle structures of oppression and hegemonic narratives have to be coupled with efforts to design otherwise and generate a different world. To refer to this world, the conference adopted the concept of the Pluriverse, proposed by Arturo Escobar (2018), which refers to a “world where many worlds fit”, in contrast to the “universal” single world generated by coloniality/modernity.
The conference was organized into eight panels of varied contributions. These contributions were either full papers, short papers, rapid slide presentations, an open short format called ‘coffee time’ or a visual format. The range of presentation formats encouraged diverse participation. The Proceedings gather the contributions of most of the presenters and are divided into three main parts: full papers, short papers, and transcripts from the presentations.
The conference was organized into eight panels of varied contributions. These contributions were either full papers, short papers, rapid slide presentations, an open short format called ‘coffee time’ or a visual format. The range of presentation formats encouraged diverse participation. The Proceedings gather the contributions of most of the presenters and are divided into three main parts: full papers, short papers, and transcripts from the presentations.