ABSTRACT
I offer seven pillars to help those who are interested in decolonizing the discipline of psychology, particularly in the Global South. Given the centrality of action in critical praxis, I phrase them as actions: (1) Know your history! (2) Expose the “import–export” business; (3) Expose the neoliberal setup; (4) Expect taming efforts; (5) Criticize instructional materials; (6) Challenge colonial languages; and (7) Expect local resistance. I provide examples when appropriate. I also argue that critical psychologists should employ an incisive gaze so as to document contemporary silences, complacencies, and cover-ups as they happen in assemblies, conferences and the literature. Otherwise they do not become part of history. Theoretical sophistication, which appears to be the path to distinction in critical psychology, is not only insufficient but might also be a luxury in the Global South, where injustices require critical praxis on a daily basis.
