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Mudimbe, Valentin Yves was born on December 8, 1941 in Likasi, Shaba, Zaire.
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"... this is a remarkable book. It will occupy a significant place in the critical literature of African Studies." ―International Journal of African Historical Studies "To read Mudimbe is to walk through a museum of many exhibits in the company of an erudite companion who explains, with much learned commentary, what you are seeing."―American Anthropologist "Mudimbe’s sympathetic yet rigorous accounts of such diverse Africanist discourses as Herskovits’s cultural relativism and contemporary Afrocentricity bring to the surface the underlying goals and contexts in which these were produced." ―Ivan Karp A sequel to his highly acclaimed The Invention of Africa, this is V. Y. Mudimbe’s exploration of how the "idea" of Africa was constructed by the Western world.
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"... groundbreaking... clear, straightforward, and economical.... seminal... " ―American Anthropologist "This is a challenging book... a remarkable contribution to African intellectual history." ―International Journal of African Historical Studies "Mudimbe’s description of the struggles over Africa’s self-invention are vivid and rewarding. From Blyden to Sartre, Temples to Senghor, Mudimbe provides a bold and versatile resume of Africa’s literary inventors." ―Village Voice Literary Supplement "... a landmark achievement in African studies."―Journal of Religion in Africa In this unique and provocative book, Zairean philosopher and writer V. Y. Mudimbe addresses the multiple scholarly discourses that exist―African and non-African―concerning the meaning of Africa and being African.
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Mudimbe, Valentin Yves was born on December 8, 1941 in Likasi, Shaba, Zaire.
Degree in Economics, Lovanium U., Léopoldville, Zaire, 1962; Diploma, Lovanium U., Leopoldville, Zaire, 1964; Bachelor, Lovanium U., Leopoldville, Zaire, 1966; postgraduate, Besancon U., France, 1968.
Teaching assistant, Lovanium U., 1966-1968;
lecturer in French civilization, École Nationale de Droit et d'Administration, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1967-1968;
teaching assistant, research assistant, Louvain U., Belgium, 1968-1970;
lecturer in sociolinguistics, U. Paris, 1969-1971;
Doctor of Philosophy, Louvain U., Belgium, 1970;
associate professor, National University of Zaire, Lubumbashi, 1971-1974;
professor, National University of Zaire, Lubumbashi, 1974-1980;
professor comparative religions, Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1981-1982;
professor of history and sociology, Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1982-1983;
professor general programs, Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1988-1990. Dean faculty of philosophy and letters National U. Zaire, 1972-1974. Visiting professor U. Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 1974-1976, Bukavu (Zaire) Pedagogical College, 1974-1978, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1982-1983, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1985, U. Paris, 1988-1989, U. Leiden, 1989, El Colegio de Mexico,1990, Université, Laval, Quebec, Canada, 1990, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1992.
Co-director seminars on African literature Belgian Ministry of Technology Cooperative, Brussels, 1971-1973. Lecturer Lumen Vitae Institute, Brussels, 1969-1970, U. Bonn., Germany, Japan, Mexico, others.
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Member of the United States-African Studies Association (board directors, Herskovits committee 1984-1988, president 1986-1988, Herskovits award 1989), Society African Philosophy in N. American (general secretary since 1988), African Association Semiotics (Executive Committee 1981-1985), International Association World Festival of Black Arts (board directors 1976-1982), Zairian Linguistic Association (secretary general 1974-1976), Societe Americaine de Philosophie de Langue Francaise, World Phenomenology Institute, Institute Independent Education (academic advisory since 1987), American Academy Political Social Science, Belgian Academy Overseas, Classic Studies Association.