Identity and beyond : rethinking Africanity

Abstract

This Discussion Paper presents the plenary presentations by the three main speakers during the Nordic Africa Days, with an introduction offering an overview and comment on the various approaches on Gender and Power in African Contexts, Africanity as an Open Question and Rethinking Power in Africa.

CONTENTS -- Beyond Africanity? An Introduction/Henning Melber -- Challenging Subjects: Gender and Power in African Contexts/Amina Mama -- Africanity as an Open Question/Souleymane Bachir Diagne -- Concluding Reflections on Beyond Identities: Rethinking Power in Africa/Francis B. Nyamnjoh