The English Language and Political Consciousness in British Colonial Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4250752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alí A Mazrui (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 295-311 |
| Publication date | 1966-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x00013483 |
| OpenAlex | W2128768444 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
SEVERAL years ago, Wilfred Whiteley, the linguist and Africanist, argued that 'to some extent the nature of political action... may be related to people's conception of what constitutes politics'.1Formulated in this way, Whiteley's argument seems to assume that all people havesomeconception of what constitutes politics-the only difference being what kind of conception. But can this be taken for granted? In 1952- to take an example almost at random-Nnamdi Azikiwe, the Nigerian leader, referred in a speech at Port Harcourt to 'the growth of political consciousness' in Nigeria. What did he mean? Had the Africans of Nigeria known no political activity until then? If they had, had they not been 'conscious' that the activity was 'political'? Or was it a case of having no special name for this kind of activity as something distinct? If none of these hypotheses apply, what then was meant by this kind of reference to 'political consciousness' as if it was something new among Africans?2
Action (physics · Argument (complex analysis · Colonialism · Consciousness · Epistemology · Political action · Political consciousness · Political science · Politics · Port harcourt · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1971 - 2021 (51) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |