Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Leftists on ‘tribalism’: 70 years ago by Edwin Madunagu

Thanks for sharing, Chido.

The attached essays by Stuart Hall may help with the formulation of the Leftist response to identity politics.

Biko

On Friday, 12 April 2019, 08:52:39 GMT-4, Chido Onumah <conumah@hotmail.com> wrote:

http://www.chidoonumah.com/leftists-on-tribalism-70-years-ago/

At the beginning it was called "tribal politics"; then it became "ethnic politics"; and, now, it is evolving into "identity politics". But the phenomenon remains what it has always been—from colonialism to all its bourgeois successors. Sometimes it lies in low intensity—and many people forget it is there, all the time. At other times it flares up, blowing its poisonous venom everywhere, or merely raising its poisonous head—in silent warning.

Leftists on 'tribalism': 70 years ago By Edwin Madunagu At the beginning it was called "tribal politics"; then it became "ethnic politics"; and, now, it is evolving into "identity politics". But the phenomenon remains what it has always b www.chidoonumah.com

Regards,
Chido Onumah

Coordinator, African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL: www.africmil.org)

(www.chidoonumah.com) @conumah

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