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245	0	0	_aPhilosophical foundations of the African humanities through postcolonial perspectives / _cedited by Helen Yitah and Helen Lauer.
264		1	_aLeiden ; _aBoston : _bBrill-Rodopi, _c2019.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aCross/cultures : readings in post/colonial literatures and cultures in English, _x0924-1426 ; _vvolume 209
490	0		_aLiterature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386334
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tFront Matter -- _tCopyright page -- _tContributors -- _tFigures and Tables -- _tMediating a Hapless Postcolonialism through Experiential Critique / _rHelen Yitah -- _tThe Humanities and the Postcolonial Experience -- _tPhilosophical Foundations of the Humanities / _rGayatri Chakravorty Spivak -- _tThe Humanities and the Postcolonial Ghanaian Experience: The Jubilee Year / _rKofi N. Awoonor -- _tBeyond the Labor Market: Reinforcing the Epistemic Advantage of African Universities in the Global Knowledge Society / _rHelen Lauer -- _tContemporary Ghanaian Dance: A Basis for Scholarly Investigation of the Human Condition / _rFrancis Nii-Yartey -- _tThe Formulation of Research in the Humanities: Perspectives from the Creative Arts / _rJ. H. Kwabena Nketia -- _tThe Humanities and National Identity -- _tThe Humanities and the Idea of National Identity / _rKwasi Wiredu -- _tGhanaian Neo-traditional Performance and ‘Development’: Multiple Interfaces between Rural and Urban, Traditional and Modern / _rE. John Collins -- _tKofi Awoonor: The Essays of a Humanist / _rOlúfẹ́mi Táíwò -- _tSell, Borrow, Work or Migrate? Exploring the Choice of Coping Strategies in Ghana / _rAbena Oduro -- _tLanguage and Knowledge Production from Postcolonial Perspectives -- _tScientific Decolonization and Language Use in the Study of African Medicine, Religion, and Art / _rAlexis B. Tengan -- _tCredibility and Accountability in Academic Discourse: Increasing the Awareness of Ghanaian Graduate Students / _rGordon S. K. Adika -- _tAbout the English Language in Ghana Today and about Ghanaian English and Languaging in Ghana / _rKari Dako -- _tPolylectal Description: Reflections on Experience in Ghana / _rM. E. Kropp Dakubu -- _tAfterwords -- _tNii: A Recollection on Obits / _rJames Gibbs -- _tMemories of Kofi Awoonor in Texas / _rBernth Lindfors -- _tMary Esther Kropp Dakubu: A Tribute / _rHelen Lauer -- _tBack Matter -- _tIndex.
520			_aPhilosophical Foundations of the African Humanities through Postcolonial Perspectives critiques recent claims that the humanities, especially in public universities in poor countries, have lost their significance, defining missions, methods and standards due to the pressure to justify their existence. The predominant responses to these claims have been that the humanities are relevant for creating a “world culture” to address the world’s problems. This book argues that behind such arguments lies a false neutrality constructed to deny the values intrinsic to marginalized cultures and peoples and to justify their perceived inferiority. These essays by scholars in postcolonial studies critique these false claims about the humanities through critical analyses of alterity, difference, and how the Other is perceived, defined and subdued. Contributors: Gordon S.K. Adika, Kofi N. Awoonor, E. John Collins, Kari Dako, Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, James Gibbs, Helen Lauer, Bernth Lindfors, J.H. Kwabena Nketia, Abena Oduro, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Olúfémi Táíwò, Alexis B. Tengan, Kwasi Wiredu, Francis Nii-Yartey
650		0	_aHumanities _zGhana.
650		0	_aHumanities _zAfrica.
650		0	_aNational characteristics, Ghanaian.
650		0	_aPostcolonialism _zGhana.
650		0	_aPostcolonialism _zAfrica.
700	1		_aYitah, Helen, _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tPhilosophical Foundations of the African Humanities through Postcolonial Perspectives _dLeiden ; Boston : Brill | Rodopi, [2019], _z9789004377592
830		0	_aCross/Cultures _v209.
830		0	_aLiterature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386334.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004392946
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