Moving the Centre
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"Moving the Centre" is a collection of essays by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that critiques Eurocentrism and advocates for the cultural and intellectual decolonization of Africa and the Global South.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moving the Centre canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| advocates |
decentering Europe in knowledge production
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re-centering marginalized cultures ⓘ use of African languages in literature ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge Eurocentric curricula in education
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empower formerly colonized peoples ⓘ redefine the centre of cultural and intellectual discourse ⓘ |
| author | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
challenging Western cultural dominance
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global power imbalances in culture and knowledge ⓘ politics of language in African writing ⓘ reclaiming African perspectives ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques | Eurocentrism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural decolonization
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intellectual decolonization ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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political essays ⓘ postcolonial criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays on African literature
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essays on culture and politics ⓘ essays on language policy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African oral traditions
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Marxist criticism ⓘ anti-colonial struggles in Africa ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in decolonization
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scholars of postcolonial studies ⓘ students of African literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African literary renaissance
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postcolonialism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African languages
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African literature ⓘ Eurocentrism NERFINISHED ⓘ Global South NERFINISHED ⓘ cultural imperialism ⓘ decolonization ⓘ language and power ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
moving the centre from Europe to the peripheries
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valorization of African cultures ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Pan-Africanism
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anti-imperialism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Decolonising the Mind
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Homecoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Something Torn and New NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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