Title
Afrocentricity and the Western paradigm
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Department/School
African American Studies
Abstract
This article explores the similarities between Afrocentricity and postmodernism with an eye toward defining their responses to hegemony. The author argues that these ideas share similar platforms, although they may have been derived from different experiences. Clearly, the assault on all forms of prejudice, bigotry, hierarchical arrangements, and class discriminations are at the base of both ideas. By examining the intellectual history and details of the postmodern movement the author seeks to provide its characteristics that relate to the Afrocentric idea.
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Recommended Citation
Monteiro-Ferreira, A. M. (2009). Afrocentricity and the Western paradigm. Journal of Black Studies, 40(2), 327–336. doi:10.1177/0021934708314801