African renaissance
A quest for (Un)attainable past
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11417493 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gibson M Boloka (University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 92-103 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Arts (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-0046 • E-ISSN: 1992-6049 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02560049985310151 |
| OpenAlex | W2088374391 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
This paper investigates difficulties in the use of the African Renaissance in South Africa as the country makes its way into the 21st Century. In brief, this paper reveals some hidden meanings of the idea in practice. The following are operational questions for this paper: Is the African Renaissance a quest for an (un)attainable past which is remote from us? Is African renaissance perhaps a ‘pointless populism’ which at times, might be used by individuals for their own ends, and is therefore, an unworkable dream? The paper strongly argues that the African renaissance, as a desperate search to reclaim identity, lost during the colonial epoch, is a far-fetched dream which is likely to fade very soon
Aesthetics · African Renaissance · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Colonialism · Dream · Identity (music · Political science · Politics · Populism · Sociology · The Renaissance · African cultural and philosophical studies · African history and culture studies · History · Law · Psychology · South African History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2016 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |