More discussion of Frederique Appfel Marglin's "Development or Decolonization in the Andes?"

I believe Frederique can in her talk at NCC go deeper into this topic of decolonization and her critique of hybridity, postcoloniality, and oppositional stances.  Some of the questions that I would like more clarification on are:
When we are in situations where we are resisting, doesn't the very act of resistance put the subject in an oppositional stance? Ex. all freedom movements; domestic violence situations, where you have oppressor and victim (even if later the victim becomes a survivor and the oppressor, we can argue, is a victim of his/her past).
Is patriarchy a shifting power? What language do we use to talk about social systems, power structures, and so on?
Is the idea of "empowering" suspect because it assumes that the power comes from without rather than within?
What are our real and illusionary sense of power in our roles as faculty?
How do we see our work and ourselves within the institution?