In defence of materialism: a critique of Afrocentric ontology  

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Williams, Christopher J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Race & Class vol. 47 no. 1 (Jul. 2005), page 35-48.
Topik: Afrocentricity; Diop; Eurocentrism; Molefi Kete Asante; racism
Fulltext: 35.pdf (128.61KB)

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Over the last twenty-five years, Afrocentric thinkers have made notable contributions to the ongoing task of challenging Eurocentrism. In the course of so doing, however, some measure of overreach has occurred. In particular, Afrocentrists have coupled their general critiques of Eurocentrism with specific rejections of its putatively constituent elements, one of which is materialism. Among other things, this rejection of materialism has led Afrocentrists to refrain from interrogating capitalism, downplay the structural dimensions of racial oppression and elevate the ontological status of culture to the point where it is posited as the dominant source of pressing problems affecting people of African descent in the US. Such an outlook undermines the potential of Afrocentricity to be a force for radical social change.

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