Addressing a neglected dimension in postcolonial scholarship, the author examines the figure of the postcolonial intellectual as repeatedly evoked by the fabled troika of Said, Spivak, and Bhabha and by members of the pan-African diaspora such as Cabral, Fanon, and James
Oliver Lovesey examines the conundrum of the postcolonial intellectual, a central yet critically overlooked figure in the postcolonial project. He focuses on Ngugi wa Thiong'o within his cultural, historical, and intellectual contexts, primarily with respect to his non-fictional…
By 1970, more than 60 'Pan African nationalist' schools, from preschools to post-secondary ventures, had appeared in urban settings across the United States. The small, independent enterprises were often accused of teaching hate and were routinely harassed by authorities. Yet th…
This groundbreaking volume analyzes important case studies of Black political movements since the 1960s and the impact of the movements on the African-American community. Previous studies on this subject have been largely historical in nature, focusing on the thought of nineteen…
"Qui, en France, connaît C. L. R. James? Né en 1901 à Trinidad, alors colonie de la Couronne britannique, et mort à Londres en 1989, celui que le Times dénomma à la fin de sa vie le « Platon noir de notre génération » est pourtant une figure intellectuelle et politique majeure d…
