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17 Fla. J. Int'l L. [xiii] (2005)
Critical Conversations on Nationalism, Self-Determination, Indigenous People, Globalization and Colonialism: Reflections on the South-North Exchange, 2004 & 2005

handle is hein.journals/fjil17 and id is 457 raw text is: FoREwoRD CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS ON NATIONALISM, SELF- DETERMINATION, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, GLOBALIZATION AND COLONIALISM: REFLECTIONS ON THE SOUTH-NORTH EXCHANGE, 2004 & 2005 Yanira Reyes Gil* The relationship between the South and the North is complicated, problematic, conflictive, and unequal. But it can also be creative, dynamic, insightful, and, ideally, respectful. The reasons for these adjectives are many, most of them related to sentiments of historical distrust and resentment caused by years, centuries of colonialism, neocolonialism, and postcolonialism. Resulting from this conflictive relationship, there is a serious distance between academics and activists from the South and North hemispheres. Distance in terms of physical separation, intellectual debate, and in some cases, academic interests. This distance limits the possibilities of mutual growth and honest debate. The South-North Exchange has been a place for LatCritical encounters designed to transcend those limitations and open up new possibilities. The South-North Exchange on Law, Theory and Culture (SNX) met for the first time in 2003 to foster and sustain a trans-national, cross- disciplinary and inter-cultural dialogue on current issues in law, theory and culture that are of common interest across the Americas.' LatCrit theorists created this space with the purpose of building bridges between South and North academics or activists from multiple disciplines to exchange thoughts and ideas about topics of interest, that will hopefully help to advance social justice awareness and activism across the hemisphere and globally. * Professor, Universidad Interamericana Facultad de Derecho, San Juan, Puerto Rico. I thank Francisco Vald~s for the opportunity, Prof. Angel Rodriguez Rivera for his ideas and support, and all the authors for their magnificent contributions to this ongoing reflection. All misinterpretations, omissions, or mistakes are mine. 1. For more information go to www.latcrit.org.

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