African Philosophical and Literary Possibilities - Re-Reading the Canon

This volumeprobes the interdisciplinary relationships between African literature and African philosophy within the context of epistemological decolonization and the (South) African scholarly transformation project. The contributors map out how philosophy and literature can be viewed as mutually enriching disciplines within and for Africa.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Re-reading the Canon, Re-reading Africa
Aretha Phiri
Chapter 1 Philosophy and an African Conscience
Oritsegbubemi Anthony Oyowe
Chapter 2 African Literature as a Handmaid of African Philosophy
Chielozona Eze
Chapter 3 Conflict and Compromise in Three Novels of the Eastern Cape
George Hull
Chapter 4 Blind Sisyphus: Two Perspectives on Meursault
Pedro Tabensky
Chapter 5 Digital Media, Literacies, Literature, and the African Humanities
Pier Paolo Frassinelli and Lisa Treffry-Goatley
Chapter 6 African Gaze: Hollywood/Nollywood and the Postcolonial Science Fiction Imagery in Nnedi Okorafor's Lagoon
Rocío Cobo-Piñero
Chapter 7 Transgressing Borders: (Re)imag(in)ing Africa(ns) in the World
Aretha Phiri
Chapter 8 "The Whims of the White Masters": Miriam Tlali's Between Two Worlds and the Totality of White Power
Marzia Milazzo
Index
About the Contributors

About the author

Aretha Phiri is a senior lecturer in the Department of Literary Studies in English (DLSE) at Rhodes University and was a research fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in South Africa (2017-2019).

Product details

• Authors: Aretha Phiri
• Assisted by: Aretha Phiri (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781498571265
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7126-5
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, LITERARY CRITICISM / African, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Literature: history & criticism, African History, Literature: history and criticism