Epistemology
Jesse Benjamin, Kennesaw State University
Abstract
Using the perspective of intellectual history, this essay explores the
lives and philosophies of Julius K. Nyerere and Kwame Nkrumah, heads
of state in Tanzania and Ghana, respectively, as well as philosophers,
activists, and Pan-African leaders throughout their lifetimes. The
central focus is on their concepts and practices of nationalism, and
their attempts to transcend the confines of colonial, Western
epistemologies in formulating new African social practices. Their
concepts of African socialism, pan-Africanism, and neo-colonialism are
examined closely. Their lived experiences with injustice in Africa and
the Black Atlantic shaped their perspectives. Their unfinished work
bequeathed to us tools for contemporary struggles to find political
and philosophical pathways to social justice and full humanity, on and
off of the African continent.
Recommended Citation
Benjamin, Jesse (2011) "Decolonizing Nationalism: Reading Nkrumah and
Nyerere's Pan-African Epistemology," Journal of Emerging Knowledge on
Emerging Markets: Vol. 3, Article 14.
Available at: http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jekem/vol3/iss1/14
http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jekem/vol3/iss1/14/
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