Philosophical Foundations of the African Humanities through Postcolonial Perspectives

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These essays by scholars in postcolonial studies demonstrate that the humanities' relevance lies, not in creating a "world culture" to address the world's problems, but in critical analyses of alterity, difference, and how the Other is perceived, defined and subdued. Contents Contributors Figures and Tables Introduction Mediating a Hapless Postcolonialism through Experiential Critique Part 1 The Humanities and the Postcolonial Experience Chapter 1 Philosophical Foundations of the Humanities Chapter 2 The Humanities and the Postcolonial Ghanaian Experience: The Jubilee Year Chapter 3 Beyond the Labor Market: Reinforcing the Epistemic Advantage of African Universities in the Global Knowledge Society Chapter 4 Contemporary Ghanaian Dance: A Basis forScholarly Investigation of the Human Condition Chapter 5 The Formulation of Research in the Humanities: Perspectives from the Creative Arts Part 2 The Humanities and National Identity Chapter 6 The Humanities and the Idea of National Identity Chapter 7 Ghanaian Neo-traditional Performance and ‘Development’: Multiple Interfaces between Rural and Urban, Traditional and Modern Chapter 8 Kofi Awoonor: The Essays of a Humanist Chapter 9 Sell, Borrow, Work or Migrate? Exploring the Choice of Coping Strategies in Ghana Part 3 Language and Knowledge Production from Postcolonial Perspectives Chapter 10 Scientific Decolonization and Language Use in the Study of African Medicine, Religion, and Art Chapter 11 Credibility and Accountability in Academic Discourse: Increasing the Awareness of Ghanaian Graduate Students Chapter 12 About the English Language in Ghana Today and about Ghanaian English and Languaging in Ghana Chapter 13 Polylectal Description: Reflections on Experience in Ghana Part 4 Afterwords Chapter 14 Nii: A Recollection on Obits Chapter 15 Memories of Kofi Awoonor in Texas Chapter 16 Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu: A Tribute Index