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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789551703321

Autore

Osha Sanya

Titolo

Postethnophilosophy [[electronic resource] /] / Sanya Osha ; with a guest foreword by Seth N. Asumah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2011

ISBN

1-283-12326-6

9786613123268

90-420-3318-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Value inquiry book series ; ; v. 227. Social philosophy

Altri autori (Persone)

AsumahSeth Nii <1954->

Disciplina

199.6

Soggetti

Philosophy, African - 21st century

Ethnophilosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- INTRODUCTION -- DISCOURSES OF DECOLONIZATION -- THE LURE OF ETHNOPHILOSOPHY -- AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF COLONIALISM AND CONTEMPORARY GLOBALIZATION -- THE FRONTIER OF INTERCULTURALITY -- AN ETHIC OF CULTURE AND MEMORY -- AGENCY AND A DETERRITORIALIZED LITERATURE -- FIGURES OF THE AFRICAN FEMALE -- THE POETICS OF CORRUPTION IN A GLOBAL AGE -- A POSTCOLONIAL TEXT AND THE AGENCY OF THEORY -- THE (RE)COLONIZATION OF GLOBALITY -- RACE AND A POSTMODERN WORLD -- SARAH BAARTMAN, SEXUALITY, AND THE THEATER OF RACE -- CONCLUSION -- WORKS CITED -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- SUBJECT INDEX -- INDEX OF NAMES -- VIBS.

Sommario/riassunto

This book makes a bold announcement for the beginning of a postethnophilosophical phase in modern African thought. It re-considers the question: “What is African philosophy,” and introduces a strategy for setting a broad and productive agenda for contemporary African philosophical thought.