Africa and the Disruptions of the Twenty-first Century

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This collection of essays interrogates the repositioning of Africa and its diasporas in the unfolding disruptive transformations of the early twenty-first century. It is divided into five parts focusing on America's racial dysfunctions, navigating globalturbulence, Africa's political dramas, the continent's persistent mythologisation and disruptions in higher education. It closes with tributes to two towering African public intellectuals, Ali Mazrui and Thandika Mkandawire, who have since joined the ancestors. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface List of Abbreviations About the Author Introduction I. America’s Racial Dysfunctions 1. America’s Enduring Racial Sin 2. Republicans, Racists andthe Obama Derangement Syndrome 3. The Tragedy and Farce that is Trump’s America 4. Reckoning with 400 Years 5. The American Uprising of 2020: Black Lives Matter Gains Traction II. Navigating Global Turbulence 6. Brexit: From Empire via Europe to Little England 7. The Western Alliance in Disarray and the Political Economy of Hegemonic Shifts 8. The Turbulent 2010s: A Historical Draft 9. The Coronavirus: The Political Economy of a Pathogen 10. Mobilising the Diaspora for Sustainable Development III. Africa’s Political Dramas 11. Mandela’s Long Walk with African History 12. The Zuma Saga and the Postcolonial Reckoning of South Africa 13. Zimbabwe’s Political Crisis: A Tale of Failed Transitions 14. Kenya’s Election Watershed and the Promise of African Democracy 15. Malawi’s Political Earthquakes IV. Africa’s Persistent Mythologisation 16. Why I was Afraid of the African Disease of Ebola 17. Trump’s Shithole Africa: The Homogenisationa nd Dehumanisation of a Continent 18. Black Panther and the Persistence of the Colonial Gaze 19. The Decolonisation of African Knowledges 20. Reckoning with the Pasts and Reimagining the Futures of African Studies for the Twenty-first Century V. Disruptions in Higher Education 21. The Six Capacity Challenges ofAfrican Universities 22. Rethinking the Value Proposition of University Education: The Challenge of Employability 23. Africa, Internationalisation and the Global Context 24. The Challenges and Opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for African Universities 25. Money Matters: The Financial Crises Facing Universities, from the USA to Kenya Epilogue: In Memory of Two Intellectual Icons Ali Mazrui: A Tribute to an Intellectual Griot Thandika Mkandawire: In Memory of an Intellectual Giant References Index Back Cover