Sarr, Felwine
Afrotopia (Univocal)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781517906917
- author:
- Sarr, Felwine
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 128
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 13.3 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography,Art, African,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
African utopia for the 21st century is a vibrant meditation and poetic call to self-reinvention. In recent years, Africa has emerged as a site of creative potential and economic growth, free from the traumas of the past.
The philosopher Felwine Sarr urges the continent to embark on its own renewal and self-discovery, drawing on ancient traditions and landscape to inform a new philosophy of communal value and economy. This journey takes readers through the cultural reinvention of Africa, exploring concepts such as ubuntu, imihigo, and teranga.
Through this philosophical exploration, Sarr demands an elevation of collective consciousness, revealing the contours of an African identity united across the continent through the creolization of its cultural traditions. Afrotopia is a call to action for a new Africa, one that is self-sufficient and sustainable.
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