African Literature As Political Philosophy
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African Literature As Political Philosophy
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Author : Mary Stella Chika Okolo
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Release Date : 2013-07-04
African Literature As Political Philosophy written by Mary Stella Chika Okolo and has been published by Zed Books Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-04 with Philosophy categories.
The politics of development in Africa have always been central concerns of the continent's literature. Yet ideas about the best way to achieve this development, and even what development itself should look like, have been hotly contested. African Literature as Political Philosophy looks in particular at Achebe's Anthills of the Savannah and Petals of Blood by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, but situates these within the broader context of developments in African literature over the past half-century, discussing writers from Ayi Kwei Armah to Wole Soyinka. M.S.C. Okolo provides a thorough analysis of the authors' differing approaches and how these emerge from the literature. She shows the roots of Achebe's reformism and Ngugi's insistence on revolution and how these positions take shape in their work. Okolo argues that these authors have been profoundly affected by the political situation of Africa, but have also helped to create a new African political philosophy.
African Literature As Political Philosophy
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Author : M. S. C. Okolo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
African Literature As Political Philosophy written by M. S. C. Okolo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Africa categories.
Provides an analysis of the authors' differing approaches and how these emerge from the literature. This book shows the roots of Achebe's reformism and Ngugi's insistence on revolution and how these positions take shape in their work. It argues that these authors have helped to create a African political philosophy.
Socio Political Thought In African Literature
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Author : Gideon-Cyrus Makau Mutiso
language : en
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Release Date : 1974
Socio Political Thought In African Literature written by Gideon-Cyrus Makau Mutiso and has been published by MacMillan Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Literary Collections categories.
The Literary Political Philosophy Of Wole Soyinka
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Author : Yemi D. Ogunyemi
language : en
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
Release Date : 2009
The Literary Political Philosophy Of Wole Soyinka written by Yemi D. Ogunyemi and has been published by Publishamerica Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Philosophy categories.
The Literary/Political Philosophy of Wole Soyinka is a chronology of the literary and political savvies/activities of Wole Soyinka. His literary and political activities/savvies reached the acme in 1986 when he became the first African in Africa and the first African in Diaspora to be awarded Nobel Prize for literature. It was forty-seven years ago (in 1962) when the Nobel Laureate began his philosophical dialogue with his London landlady in what is known as the first telephone conversation of its kind. From the Yoruba/African perspective, he is a aBringer of Lighta and each chapter of the book is an indelible mark of enlightenment into the two main areas of the Yoruba quintessencealiterature and philosophy. Each chapter enlightens, for any lore that enlightens/widens peopleas horizons and presents food for thought is the beginning of philosophy. Additionally, and what should no less be regarded the prime, the book is a veritable dedication to Wole Soyinka who will be seventy-five in July 2009.
African Literature Animism And Politics
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Author : Caroline Rooney
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-01-14
African Literature Animism And Politics written by Caroline Rooney and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-14 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book marks an important contribution to colonial and postcolonial studies in its clarification of the African discourse of consciousness and its far-reaching analyses of a literature of animism. It will be of great interest to scholars in many fields including literary and critical theory, philosophy, anthropology, politics and psychoanalysis.
Decolonising The Mind
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Author : Ngugi wa Thiong'o
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 1986
Decolonising The Mind written by Ngugi wa Thiong'o and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Literary Collections categories.
Ngugi wrote his first novels and plays in English but was determined, even before his detention without trial in 1978, to move to writing in Gikuyu.
Themes In African Social And Political Thought
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Author : Onigu Otite
language : en
Publisher: Fourth Dimension Publishing Company
Release Date : 1978
Themes In African Social And Political Thought written by Onigu Otite and has been published by Fourth Dimension Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.
There can be no better time to revive the major strands of social and political thought about Africa in the nineteeth and twentieth centuries than now; given the consensus of opinion that over the last two decades African societies, and policies relating to the continent have largely failed. This book, illustrates that failures in Africa are not for a lack of ideas and arguments, or intellectual life. At the very least, it is a document of the rich history of ideas about the continent, by some of its most influential thinkers. The collection includes pieces on major African leaders/thinkers - Sekou Toure, Blydeen Awolowo and Nkrumah; and contributions by leaders themselves e.g. Nyerere on the process of liberation, and relative concepts of freedom. The other essays are by major intellectuals on currents and periods in social thought and intellectual history, such as Mazui on questions of (pan) - African indentities, on Africanness and colonialism, and African socialism.
Writers And Social Thought In Africa
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Author : Wale Adebanwi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-10-02
Writers And Social Thought In Africa written by Wale Adebanwi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
Social theory and social theorizing about Africa has largely ignored African literature. However, because writers are some of the continent’s finest social thinkers, they have produced – and continue to produce – works which constitute potential sources for the analysis of social thought, and for constructing social theory, in and beyond the continent. This comprehensive collection examines the relationship between African literature and African social thought. It explores the evolution and aesthetics of social thought in African fiction, and African writers’ conceptions of power and authority, legitimacy, history and modernity, gender and sexuality, culture, epistemology, globalization, and change and continuity in Africa. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary African Studies.
Contemporary African Social And Political Philosophy
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Author : Albert Kasanda
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-05-11
Contemporary African Social And Political Philosophy written by Albert Kasanda and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-11 with Philosophy categories.
This book explores what constitutes contemporary African social and political philosophy with regard to its meaning, aims, sources, and relevance for today’s Africa. Kasanda denounces conventional approaches considering these either as a subcategory of general philosophy or as the ideological attempts of individual African leaders and professional philosophers, such as Nkrumah, Nyerere, Senghor, Fanon, Hountondji and Towa. On the contrary, Kasanda defines contemporary African social and political philosophy as an inclusive reflection of African communities with regard to power and equitable modes of social and political organization in order to promote human excellence for everyone. This perspective also includes the criticism of social and political concepts in use within African communities. The author postulates that contemporary African social and political philosophy relies on the legacy of precolonial African societies, as well as on the contribution of the diaspora throughout the world. Contemporary African social and political philosophy is rooted in the daily lives of African people, and it expresses itself through multiple modalities including, for example, art, religion, literature, music and the policy of urbanization of African cities. This book sheds new light on debates concerning topics such as ethnophilosophy, negritude, pan-Africanism, democracy, African civil society, African cultures, and globalization. It aims to ward off the lethargy that strikes African social and political philosophy, taking a renewed and critical approach.
The Theory And Practice Of African Politics
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Author : Christian P. Potholm
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
The Theory And Practice Of African Politics written by Christian P. Potholm and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Political Science categories.
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