1st Edition

African Intellectuals in the Post-colonial World

By Fetson A Kalua Copyright 2020
102 Pages
by Routledge

102 Pages
by Routledge

102 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the role of African intellectuals in the years since the end of colonialism, studying the contribution that has been made by such individuals, both to political causes and to development within Africa. Studying the concept of the "intellectual" within an African context, this book explores the responses of such individuals to crucial issues, such as cultural identity and... Read more

1. Theorizing the Concept of an Intellectual  2. The ‘ivory tower’ Intellectual  3. The Dilemmas of African Intellectuals since the end of Colonialism  4. African Intellectuals and Decolonization of Knowledge  5. Taking a leaf from the Western Intellectual  6. A Paradigm of an African Intellectual in the Twenty-First Century 

Biography

Fetson A. Kalua is a professor of English at the University of South Africa.