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Afrotopia (Paperback, 1)
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Afrotopia (Paperback, 1)
Series: Univocal
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A vibrant meditation and poetic call for an African utopian
philosophy of self-reinvention for the twenty-first century In the
recent aftermath of colonialism, civil wars, and the AIDS crisis, a
new day finally seems to be shining on the African continent.
Africa has once again become a site of creative potential and a
vibrant center of economic growth and production. No longer
stigmatized by stereotypes or encumbered by the traumas of the
past-yet unsure of the future-Africa has other options than simply
to follow paths already carved out by the global economy. Instead,
the philosopher Felwine Sarr urges the continent to set out on its
own renewal and self-discovery-an active utopia that requires a
deep historical reflection on the continent's vast mythological
universe and ancient traditions, nourishes a cultural reinvention,
and embraces green technologies for tackling climate change and
demographic challenges. Through a reflection on contemporary
African writers, artists, intellectuals, and musicians, Sarr
elaborates Africa's unique philosophies and notions of communal
value and economy deeply rooted in its ancient traditions and
landscape-concepts such as ubuntu, the life force in Dogon culture;
the Rwandan imihigo; and the Senegalese teranga. Sarr takes the
reader on a philosophical journey that is as much inward as
outward, demanding an elevation of the collective consciousness.
Along the way, one sees the contours of an africanity, a
contemporary Africa united as a continent through the creolization
of its cultural traditions. This is Felwine Sarr's Afrotopia.
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