TY - JOUR
T1 - The Black must become dangerous
T2 - Stanislas Adotevi's critique of negritude and the philosophy of pan-African revolution
AU - Ajari, Norman
PY - 2024/6/7
Y1 - 2024/6/7
N2 - Born in 1934, the Beninese philosopher and politician Stanislas Spero Adotevi passed away on February 7, 2024. He remains famous for his radical critique of Léopold Senghor's thought and political practice, but his ideas are often caricatured. This article offers the first academic assessment of Adotevi's analysis of Negritude. Far from another philosophical deconstruction of ethnophilosophy, he elaborates a genuine critique of state power, neo-colonialism, and imperialism in the African postcolony. Although inspired by Marxism, Adotevi's critical theory must be understood as a pan-Africanist reinvention of Black Power activism and philosophy.
AB - Born in 1934, the Beninese philosopher and politician Stanislas Spero Adotevi passed away on February 7, 2024. He remains famous for his radical critique of Léopold Senghor's thought and political practice, but his ideas are often caricatured. This article offers the first academic assessment of Adotevi's analysis of Negritude. Far from another philosophical deconstruction of ethnophilosophy, he elaborates a genuine critique of state power, neo-colonialism, and imperialism in the African postcolony. Although inspired by Marxism, Adotevi's critical theory must be understood as a pan-Africanist reinvention of Black Power activism and philosophy.
U2 - 10.1353/esp.2024.a929201
DO - 10.1353/esp.2024.a929201
M3 - Article
SN - 0014-0767
VL - 64
SP - 11
EP - 24
JO - Esprit Créateur
JF - Esprit Créateur
IS - 1
ER -