Screen LibraryNihilism and negritude : ways of living in Africa /
The objective of this collection of short essays and true stories is to describe and analyze the present "black condition" in the African context. The book recreates the imaginaries of present-day Africa, from the picturesque absurdity of daily life to the political economics of marriage,...
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Harvard University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
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English French |
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| Summary: |
The objective of this collection of short essays and true stories is to describe and analyze the present "black condition" in the African context. The book recreates the imaginaries of present-day Africa, from the picturesque absurdity of daily life to the political economics of marriage, from the philosophy of menus and table manners to the uses of the body. This welter of stories and ideas illustrates various forms of nihilism and negritude and sketches the hypothesis of an ethic of evil.-- |
| Carrier Form: | 226 pages ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780674970724 0674970721 |
| Index Number: | DT14 |
| CLC: | K94 |
| Call Number: | K94/M743 |
| Contents: | Introduction. Nihilism: African variations -- Desire's ruses: political economy of marriage -- I eat therefore I am: philosophy of the table -- Poetics of movement: visions of dance and music -- The savor of sin: dialogue around God's funeral -- Ethic of the uses of the body: a theory of self-esteem -- Violence as ethic of evil -- Conclusion. Nihilism to tame death. |