Les Statues meurent aussi : the death and after-death of African art
- Submitting institution
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The University of Warwick
- Unit of assessment
- 26 - Modern Languages and Linguistics
- Output identifier
- 7237
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1386/ijfs.18.2-3.191_1
- Title of journal
- International Journal of Francophone Studies
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- First page
- 191
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 1368-2679
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- July
- Year of publication
- 2015
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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0
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This article was designed as a contribution to a double special issue (11 articles) of the International Journal of Francophone Studies entitled ‘Francophone African Philosophy and the Aftermath of the Empire’, edited with an introduction by Fraiture (‘African Philosophy and Francophone Cultures: Chronological Perspectives’, pp. 147-170). The collection stems from Fraiture’s previous work on Mudimbe, a leading figure of contemporary African philosophy (see Fraiture: Mudimbe: Undisciplined Africanism, 2013). He conceived single-handedly the original idea for the special issue. He benefited from the advice of VY Mudimbe, Michael Syrotinski (Glasgow University) and Kai Kresse (then Columbia University but now ZMO, Freie Universität, Berlin) in recruiting three of the contributors, respectively Zubairu Wai, Souleymane Bachir Diagne and Alena Rettová. (The latter’s contribution proved significant as Fraiture and she co-applied successfully for a major ERC bid in 2018). Fraiture selected and recruited the other contributors directly, as he already knew their contributions to the broader field of African philosophy and thought. Aggarwal has written extensively on the Malian novelist and Sufi philosopher Amadou Hampâté Bâ; Mouralis is one of the foremost experts of African literature in France and has written several books on this field (including one on Mudimbe); Orrells is an expert in Greek culture and its reception in the modern period (and in sub-Saharan Africa); Wai has written on African epistemologies; Mangeon is an expert in African philosophy and thoughts with numerous contributions on Mudimbe, Achille Mbembe and other major exponents; Kavwahirehi has written extensively on African literature and thought (with one monograph on Mudimbe); Martinon has written several books on continental thought and Africa; Rettová is one of the leading experts on Swahili philosophy; Diagne is also a leading authority in the field of African thought. The main rationale behind this selection was Fraiture’s perception of relevant expertise.
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- Non-English
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