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Title African Renaissance and Globalization: A Conceptual Analysis
Full text http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/8k7472tg
Date 2009
Author(s) Cossa, Jose A.
Abstract This article explores the interaction between Globalization and the African Renaissance. Its main concern is twofold: to engage the intellectual and policy communities in further reflection about the intricacy and complexity of this interaction; and, consequently, to challenge these communities to exercise more caution when creating and adopting policies and action plans for Africa under the pressure of globalization. The paper (a) employs a conceptual analysis to tackle questions of adequacy, or inadequacy, of the term African Renaissance, (b) discusses connections between language, education, and freedom in post-colonial Africa; and, (c) suggests a response that Africans can adopt in their effort to position Africa as an equitable player amidst the influence of globalization. The author also challenges conceptions of knowledge and cognition, research practices and what constitutes valid research, publication culture and what constitutes publishable material, and the overrated celebration of cosmopolitanism by intellectuals.
Subject(s) Arts and Humanities; Social and Behavioral Sciences
Language english
Publisher eScholarship, University of California
Type of publication article
Format application/pdf
Source Cossa, Jose A.(2009). African Renaissance and Globalization: A Conceptual Analysis. Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies, 36(1). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/8k7472tg
Rights public
Identifier qt8k7472tg
Repository Berkeley - University of California
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