Can Iqaba Possess Ontological Legitimacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18959374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Siseko H Kumalo (0000-0002-6591-5995, University of Fort Hare, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 378-407 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Philosophy of Race (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2165-8684 • E-ISSN: 2165-8692 |
| Publisher | The Pennsylvania State University Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5325/critphilrace.11.2.0378 |
| OpenAlex | W4386450966 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
In this article I think through the recognition of the “ontological legitimacy” of iqaba—a concept that is found in South Africa, owing to the ontological split among Blackness/Indigeneity that was promulgated by colonial incursion. I do so using the question: “How will black people, long accustomed to dispossession and deprivation, adjust to a new condition of not being racial victims,” which was initially posed by Zoë Wicomb in the early 1990s. It is a question inspired by the end of apartheid and the looming promise of democracy. I juxtapose this question with a close reading of Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi’s “Intshayelelo: Imbali.” Simply, the thesis of this article holds that iqaba possesses ontological legitimacy, iff [sic] they take heed of the instructions outlined in Mqhayi’s propositions of the importance of historical self-knowledge. Moreover, ontological legitimacy and an inclusive national identity are two sides of the same coin of recognition
Aesthetics · Democracy · Epistemology · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Law · Philosophy · South African History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |