Invoking 're' Towards Potentialities for African Agency in (Re)search

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ID2411749
AuthorsD Amuzu (0000-0003-3904-3334)
Year2024
Volume23
Publication date2024-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1609-4069 • E-ISSN: 1609-4069
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/16094069241258621
OpenAlexW4398771903
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited19

This essay is a provocation that seeks to contribute to the (re)naissance of African-centered scholarship through a critical interrogation and engagement of words or concepts that exude criticality yet are frequently used superficially. For Africans (globally), conceived by unfavorable imaginations, critical reflection is vital to enable them to engage in deep, reflective analysis of their thoughts, actions, and experiences. Having been dislocated in many ways, (re)examining assumptions, biases, and beliefs and (re)considering alternative perspectives and ideas must preoccupy African researchers. Through an onto-epistemic prism that centers on both Afrocentric assumptions and decolonial thought, the paper interrogates how the prefix 're' extends beyond simplistic meanings like 'again' or 'repeat' to offer potentialities for African agency. The paper seeks to contribute toward critical African thought and education as well as supporting the pathways for the African Renaissance. The aim is to explore how the prefix 're' can help to empower Africans to shape their own futures

Agency (philosophy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies

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