Africa's Contribution to Global Systems of Knowledge

• Location: library research on Africa as a whole; study trips to selected departments of African studies and philosophy in African universities
• Keywords: epistemology of African Studies, construction and deconstruction of images of Africa, proto-globalization
• Subthemes: proto-globalization/ modernity, identity & cultural change
• Output: a book, an edited book, and articles

Description. Three related lines of inquiry merge in this project. The first two reflect on Africa's place in present-day global systems of knowledge, the third adds a historical dimension.

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