Philosophical foundations of the African humanities through postcolonial perspectives / edited by Helen Yitah and Helen Lauer.

• TeilnehmendeR: Yitah, Helen,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill-Rodopi,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Cross/Cultures 209.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (313 pages).
• Notes: Includes index.
• Other title: Front Matter --; Copyright page --; Contributors --; Figures and Tables --; Mediating a Hapless Postcolonialism through Experiential Critique /; The Humanities and the Postcolonial Experience --; Philosophical Foundations of the Humanities /; The Humanities and the Postcolonial Ghanaian Experience: The Jubilee Year /; Beyond the Labor Market: Reinforcing the Epistemic Advantage of African Universities in the Global Knowledge Society /; Contemporary Ghanaian Dance: A Basis for Scholarly Investigation of the Human Condition /; The Formulation of Research in the Humanities: Perspectives from the Creative Arts /; The Humanities and National Identity --; The Humanities and the Idea of National Identity /; Ghanaian Neo-traditional Performance and ‘Development’: Multiple Interfaces between Rural and Urban, Traditional and Modern /; Kofi Awoonor: The Essays of a Humanist /; Sell, Borrow, Work or Migrate? Exploring the Choice of Coping Strategies in Ghana /; Language and Knowledge Production from Postcolonial Perspectives --; Scientific Decolonization and Language Use in the Study of African Medicine, Religion, and Art /; Credibility and Accountability in Academic Discourse: Increasing the Awareness of Ghanaian Graduate Students /; About the English Language in Ghana Today and about Ghanaian English and Languaging in Ghana /; Polylectal Description: Reflections on Experience in Ghana /; Afterwords --; Nii: A Recollection on Obits /; Memories of Kofi Awoonor in Texas /; Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu: A Tribute /; Back Matter --; Index.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004392947
• ISSN: 0924-1426
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Helen Yitah and Helen Lauer.

Philosophical Foundations of the African Humanities through Postcolonial Perspectives critiques recent claims that the humanities, especially in public universities in poor countries, have lost their significance, defining missions, methods and standards due to the pressure to justify their existence. The predominant responses to these claims have been that the humanities are relevant for creating a “world culture” to address the world’s problems. This book argues that behind such arguments lies a false neutrality constructed to deny the values intrinsic to marginalized cultures and peoples and to justify their perceived inferiority. These essays by scholars in postcolonial studies critique these false claims about the humanities through critical analyses of alterity, difference, and how the Other is perceived, defined and subdued. Contributors: Gordon S.K. Adika, Kofi N. Awoonor, E. John Collins, Kari Dako, Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, James Gibbs, Helen Lauer, Bernth Lindfors, J.H. Kwabena Nketia, Abena Oduro, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Olúfémi Táíwò, Alexis B. Tengan, Kwasi Wiredu, Francis Nii-Yartey