What is afropolitanism ? Cover Image

Qu’est-ce que l’afropolitanisme ?
What is afropolitanism ?

Author(s): Boris Bertolt
Subject(s): History, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Academia Română – Centrul de Studii Transilvane
Keywords: Afropolitanism; Africa; panafricanism; Taile Selasi; Achille Mbembe

Summary/Abstract: This article briefly describes the epistemological contours of Afropolitanism. It then deals with the main critics to which the concept has been subjected, and finally addresses the necessity of reconciling Afropolitanism with the future of the continent, as well as locating it within a larger framework of affirmation which transcends the “black” identity. This new identity, made by a long process of creolization, mixture and syncretism could be a new road to afrofuturism.

  • Issue Year: XXVII/2018
  • Issue No: Suppl 1
  • Page Range: 19-30
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: French