dc.contributor.author |
Fourie, Willem
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-08-26T07:20:34Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-08-26T07:20:34Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015-05-12 |
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dc.description.abstract |
What makes the words ‘Africa’ and ‘African’ possible and useful? In this article it is argued that
at least four internally coherent concepts of Africa exist, and that none of these concepts are
ethically neutral. The article is presented as a contribution to attempts at using the term ‘Africa’
in self-critical, reflexive and constructive ways. It could therefore be of interest to all researchers,
particularly those in the humanities and theology, who locate their research within the context
of ‘Africa’. It is argued that Africa can be conceived of as a place, a commodity, a condition
and an ideal. By drawing on mostly primary sources it is shown that the term ‘Africa’ only
relatively recently came to refer to a continent, that Africa as a place and Africa as a condition
in need of betterment formed the foundation for its commodification, and that Africa only very
recently became a self-description of the people who live on the continent of Africa. Each of these
concepts of Africa is shown to be based on a particular logic with both strengths and weaknesses. |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2015 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The Alexander
von Humboldt Foundation |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.hts.org.za |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Fourie W, 2015, ‘Four concepts of Africa’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(3), Art. #2847, 10 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v71i3.2847. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0259-9422 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2078-8050 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.4102/hts.v71i3.2847 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49601 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
OpenJournals Publishing |
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dc.rights |
© 2015. The Authors.
Licensee: AOSIS
OpenJournals. This work is
licensed under the Creative
Commons Attribution
License. |
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dc.subject |
Africa |
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dc.subject |
Continent |
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dc.subject |
Place |
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dc.subject |
Commodity |
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dc.subject |
Theology |
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dc.subject |
Ethnicity |
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dc.subject |
Religion |
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dc.subject |
Language |
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dc.subject.other |
Theology articles SDG-10 |
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dc.subject.other |
SDG-10: Reduced inequalities |
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dc.subject.other |
Theology articles SDG-16 |
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dc.subject.other |
SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
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dc.subject.other |
Theology articles SDG-04 |
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dc.subject.other |
SDG-04: Quality education |
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dc.title |
Four concepts of Africa |
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dc.type |
Article |
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