Philosophical foundations of the African humanities through postcolonial perspectives

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

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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 existenc...

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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.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Contributors
  • Figures and Tables
  • Mediating a Hapless Postcolonialism through Experiential Critique / Helen Yitah
  • The Humanities and the Postcolonial Experience
  • Philosophical Foundations of the Humanities / Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
  • The Humanities and the Postcolonial Ghanaian Experience: The Jubilee Year / Kofi N. Awoonor
  • Beyond the Labor Market: Reinforcing the Epistemic Advantage of African Universities in the Global Knowledge Society / Helen Lauer
  • Contemporary Ghanaian Dance: A Basis for Scholarly Investigation of the Human Condition / Francis Nii-Yartey
  • The Formulation of Research in the Humanities: Perspectives from the Creative Arts / J. H. Kwabena Nketia
  • The Humanities and National Identity
  • The Humanities and the Idea of National Identity / Kwasi Wiredu
  • Ghanaian Neo-traditional Performance and ‘Development’: Multiple Interfaces between Rural and Urban, Traditional and Modern / E. John Collins
  • Kofi Awoonor: The Essays of a Humanist / Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
  • Sell, Borrow, Work or Migrate? Exploring the Choice of Coping Strategies in Ghana / Abena Oduro
  • Language and Knowledge Production from Postcolonial Perspectives
  • Scientific Decolonization and Language Use in the Study of African Medicine, Religion, and Art / Alexis B. Tengan
  • Credibility and Accountability in Academic Discourse: Increasing the Awareness of Ghanaian Graduate Students / Gordon S. K. Adika
  • About the English Language in Ghana Today and about Ghanaian English and Languaging in Ghana / Kari Dako
  • Polylectal Description: Reflections on Experience in Ghana / M. E. Kropp Dakubu
  • Afterwords
  • Nii: A Recollection on Obits / James Gibbs
  • Memories of Kofi Awoonor in Texas / Bernth Lindfors
  • Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu: A Tribute / Helen Lauer
  • Back Matter
  • Index.

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