Postethnophilosophy / / Sanya Osha ; with a guest foreword by Seth N. Asumah.

• Superior document: Value inquiry book series ; v. 227. Social philosophy
• Author: Osha, Sanya.
• TeilnehmendeR: Asumah, Seth Nii, 1954-
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Value inquiry book series ; v. 227.; Value inquiry book series. Social philosophy.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (242 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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.

Table of Contents

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.