DECOLONIAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION

AN ANALYSIS OF ITS SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION IN THE LIGHT OF CONTENT ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Letícia Henrique Litsure Londrina State University image/svg+xml
  • Ana Flávia Zammataro Londrina State University image/svg+xml
  • Izangela Sansoni Tonello de Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Keywords:

Decoloniality, Knowledge Organization, Information Science, epistemology

Abstract

The growing incorporation of decolonial debates into scientific fields has challenged historically established epistemological foundations, including those related to Knowledge Organization. In this context, this study aims to categorize the scientific production in Knowledge Organization based on a decolonial perspective to identify how decoloniality has been incorporated into these studies. This is qualitative, exploratory, and bibliographical research, developed from a survey in the Information Science Database, with analysis guided by the principles of Bardin’s content analysis. The corpus consisted of 18 articles that explicitly articulate decolonial approaches within the field. The results indicate that the decolonial perspective has been incorporated into Knowledge Organization through the critical problematization of established foundations, the revision of representational instruments and practices, and the incorporation of historically marginalized epistemologies. It is concluded that, within the analyzed corpus, the decolonial perspective constitutes a possibility for epistemological critique and theoretical-methodological reorientation in Knowledge Organization, contributing to the debates on representational plurality and the legitimacy of knowledge in the field.

Author Biographies

  • Letícia Henrique Litsure, Londrina State University

    Master's student in the Postgraduate Program in Information Science at the State University of Londrina. She holds a degree in Archival Studies Teaching from Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique (2023).

  • Ana Flávia Zammataro, Londrina State University

    Doctor in Information Science, Master in Social History, and graduated in Archival Science from the State University of Londrina. Collaborating professor in the Archival Science course at the Department of Information Science of the State University of Londrina (UEL).

  • Izangela Sansoni Tonello de Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

    Doctor in Information Science, Master in Information Management, Graduate in Archival Science. Permanent faculty member in the Graduate Program in Information Science (PPGCI) of the Department of Information Science at UEL.

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Published

2026-11-13

Conference Proceedings Volume

2026: XXVI ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO

Section

GT 2 – Organização e Representação do Conhecimento

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