AFRS BC 2004x Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Amina Mama, Neoliberalism
31 Aug 2016
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Global shadows: africa in the neoliberal world order (intro) by james ferguson. Indeed, researcher found that investors are sometimes unable to distinguish pg 7. Democratization , in an ironic twist pg 12. The world blames africa for its problems. Lack of material culture puts africa at a disadvantage. Idea of africa copying the rest of world. Why, when one has a valuable culture pg 19. The aspiration to a european" house (pg 19) The fear that the copy is too different (pg 16) Africa"s attempt to modernize leads to questions of whether or not this has altered africa cultural identity. Is it ethical to study africa? by amina mama. Globalization is not beneficial to africa at all. Africa not accepted into the larger conversation. The development of african intellectualism as a western paradigm.
