Colonial language divisions still fragment scholarly dialogue across Africa

Evidence

In this chapter I seek to limit my analysis of the impact of Placide Tempels’s Bantu Philosophy on modern African philosophy to English-speaking Africa. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 426

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to earlier Bantu philosophy discussion on how colonial languages partitioned intellectual life and to wider postcolonial theory on linguistic hegemony (Ngugi wa Thiong’o). — connects to: Colonial language partitions make intra-African philosophical exchange nearly impossible — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 426; Postcolonial economic and linguistic subordination of West Africa continues — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 869; Colonial language legacies still govern which texts circulate. — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on…, 820 (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Colonial language partitions make intra-African philosophical exchange nearly impossible — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 426; Postcolonial economic and linguistic subordination of West Africa continues — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 869; Colonial language legacies still govern which texts circulate. — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on…, 820 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Colonial language partitions make intra-African philosophical exchange nearly impossible #expands (0.92) — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 426