V. Y. Mudimbe and the invention of Africa (and Latin America)

quais caminhos para o pan-africanismo (e o latino-americanismo) hoje?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/rcn.v4i1.13992

Keywords:

V. Y. Mudimbe, Pan-Africanism, Latin-Americanism, regional identities

Abstract

This essay presents some brief reflections about “Africa and the production of knowledges at the globalization era” (theme of the international conference for which it was originally prepared) and suggests some possible connections with the same problem in Latin America. This will be done in dialogue with the works of the Congolese academic Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, one of the more important thinkers of the global periphery. To deal with this theme, we must think about African and Black identities, and Mudimbe is essential to do that.

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Published

2022-06-06

How to Cite

SILVA, Fabricio Pereira da. V. Y. Mudimbe and the invention of Africa (and Latin America): quais caminhos para o pan-africanismo (e o latino-americanismo) hoje?. Campos Neutrais - Revista Latino-Americana de Relações Internacionais, Rio Grande, RS, v. 4, n. 1, p. 04–14, 2022. DOI: 10.14295/rcn.v4i1.13992. Disponível em: https://periodicos.furg.br/cn/article/view/13992. Acesso em: 7 may. 2026.