Decolonising knowledge for Africas renewal : examining African perspectives and philosophies / editor, Prof Vuyisile Msila.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Msila, Vuyisile, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pan-Africanism.

National characteristics, African.

Anti-globalization movement.

Decolonization--Africa--Influence.

Decolonization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Randburg, Republic of South Africa : KR Publishing, [2017].

Summary:

South African higher education students have for the years 2015 and 2016 stood up to demand not only a free education but a decolonised, African-focused education. The calls for decolonisation of knowledge are the ultimate call for freedom. Without the decolonisation of knowledge, Africans may feel their liberation is inchoate and their efforts to shed Western dominance all come to naught.Over the years various African leaders including Steve Biko wrote about the need to decolonise knowledge. The call for decolonisation is largely being equated with the search for an African identity that looks critically at Western hegemony. Biko sought the black people to understand their origins; to understand black history and affirm black identity. These are all embedded in the struggle to decolonise and search for African values and identities.The contributors in this book treat several but connected themes that define what Africa and the diaspora require for a society devoid of colonialism and ready for a renewed Africa. "The discussions we develop and the philosophies we adopt on Pan Africanism and decolonisation are due to a bigger vision and for many of us the destination is African renaissance". Everyone has a role to play in realising African renaissance; government, churches, universities, schools, cultural organisations all have a role to play in this endeavour.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Msila, Prof Vuyisile Decolonising knowledge for Africas renewal

ISBN:

9781869226732

1869226739

OCLC:

1390919096