Social Sciences and Cultural Studies for the Transformative Development of Postcolonial Africa
Alain Cyr Pangop Kameni (Anthology Editor) , David Simo (Anthology Editor) , Esaïe Djomo (Anthology Editor) , Godfrey Tangwa (Anthology Editor) , Aloysius Ngefac (Anthology Editor)
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Social Sciences and Cultural Studies for the Transformative Development of Postcolonial Africa
Alain Cyr Pangop Kameni (Anthology Editor) , David Simo (Anthology Editor) , Esaïe Djomo (Anthology Editor) , Godfrey Tangwa (Anthology Editor) , Aloysius Ngefac (Anthology Editor)
- Open Access
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Description
This open access edited volume brings together a multidisciplinary, primarily African team of social scientists and cultural experts to investigate the concept of transformative development. Contributors explore new African transformative development frameworks in the context of Covid-19; escalating global wars and global warming; the ongoing impact of collective memory and trauma; interactions between Indigenous knowledge and Western innovations; and new movements in the arts, handicrafts, and even postmodern Afropop.
Going beyond traditional emphases on economic and industrial progress, the authors gathered here ultimately develop new analytical frameworks that align with African realities and priorities in order to promote the decolonisation of the African minds, which remains a work in progress.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective.
Table of Contents
Alain Cyr Pangop Kameni, David Simo, Esaïe Djomo, Godfrey Tangwa, and Aloysius Ngefac
Introduction
Alain Cyr Pangop Kameni, David Simo, Esaïe Djomo, Godfrey Tangwa, and Aloysius Ngefac
Part I. Transformative Development and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
1. A Transformative Vision in the Development Agenda of Postcolonial Africa : Focus on Social Sciences and Cultural Studies
Aloysius Ngefac
2. Towards a New Paradigm for African Development in the Context of the Ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic and an Unfolding World War III
Godfrey B. Tangwa
3. Glimpses of Transversal Research in African Studies: A New Roadmap for postcolonial African Nations
Pangop Kameni Alain Cyr
4. The Pragmatics of Myths and the Psychological transformation of Africa
Divine Che Neba
Part II. Voices from Social Scientists and Cultural Experts
5. An Appraisal of Discourses on Culture in Africa: A Significant Step towards the Transformative Development of the Continent
David Simo
6. Which Humanities for the Development of Postcolonial Africa?
Esaie Djomo
7. Collective Memories and the Question of the Restoration of African Dignity: From Africa of War, Famine, Diseases to a World-leading Africa
Joseph Mbongue
8. Grass Field Cultural Attractions of Mezam Division in Cameroon: Imprints of indigenous Knowledge Faced with Western Innovations
Neba Yvette Akwa and Ojuku Tiafack
9. Postmodern Afropop Music and Transformative Development
Joseph Nkwain
10. The Production of Arts and Handicrafts for the Transformative Development of Postcolonial Africa: The Case of Nweh Ethnic Group in Cameroon
Norah Aziamin Asongu
11. Climate Change Politics, Justice, and Solution: An Appraisal of the Cameroonian Perspective
Julius Angwah
Notes on Contributors
Index
Product details
| Published | Nov 13 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 224 |
| ISBN | 9781350513693 |
| Imprint | Zed Books |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | Transformative Development for Postcolonial Africa |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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