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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o "Decolonising the Mind" (Part 2 of 2)

Theory & Philosophy

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The Language of Resistance: Reclaiming African Literary Identity

This chapter explores the cultural and intellectual conflicts regarding the integration of European and African literature in Kenyan academia, with a focus on a significant debate at the University of Nairobi during the late 1960s. It examines how these tensions reflect the larger struggle for African identity and the decolonization of education in the context of colonial oppression.

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