Sonhos Yanomami na decolonização dos estudos organizacionais

• Ano de defesa: 2023
• Autor(a) principal: Nogueira, José Marcelo Maia
• Orientador(a): Fontenelle, Isleide Arruda, Oliveira, Josiane Silva de
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Palavras-chave em Português: Povos indígenas; Yanomami; Sonhos; Decolonialidade; Estudos organizacionais
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Indigenous people(s); Yanomami people; Dreams; Decoloniality; Organization studies
• Link de acesso: https://hdl.handle.net/10438/34437

In this thesis, I propose a discussion about the Decolonization of Organizational Studies. The main background is the ontologies of indigenous peoples—herein considered as groups of people who have managed to resist despite the extermination and suffering they have faced through colonization, capitalism, and modernity over the last centuries. The literature review touches on discussions about Decoloniality, Organization Studies (especially the hegemonic ones coming from modernity and capitalism), and the historical relation of colonizer extermination of indigenous people. I consider that the combination of modernity, capitalism, and colonization shapes an ontology that emphasizes rationalism and linearity. This ontology is the result of modern European colonizer thought. My aim is to explore a bit of the vast indigenous knowledge. In this research, I focus on the Yanomami people—an indigenous group who lives in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. One of the ways they organize themselves, among others, is through their dreams. Dreams are not necessarily guided by linear and rational characteristics, so here, they are viewed as a source of questioning colonization as the foundation of Organization Studies field and modern science. I proceed with a thematic analysis of the book ‘The Falling Sky’, which presents the life story of the Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa. Based on the topics ‘the time of the dream’ and ‘xapiri’ (spirits of the Forest), I discuss how the Yanomami people organize themselves based on their dreams. While hegemonic Organization Studies often focus on research related to ‘work’ and the ‘management of resources’ in organizations, I delve into a form of human organizing that permeates social relations in their entire environment. Yanomami humanity extends across human, animal, plant, biological, and sidereal spheres, encompassing a broad sense of humanity and life. Dreams are a common thread running through Yanomami wisdom, which sometimes does not adhere to the paths of rationality, linearity, and (modern/capitalist) logic. I also propose reflections on the ‘colonizing ontology,’ within the context of various indigenous ontologies. Furthermore, I explore the concept of a ‘colonizer ontology’ in the context of various indigenous ontologies. My thematic analysis of ‘The Falling Sky’ leads me to conclude that the Yanomami’s relationship with xapiri, during the time of the dream, guides them towards a way of organizing that can contribute to the decolonization of Organization Studies. This contribution can take the form of showcasing the experiences of people who had to organize themselves in extraordinary ways due to colonization, and it can prompt us to question whether the Yanomami way of life can genuinely be considered a form of “organizing”.