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Contributions to African phenomenology

Chintsa, 5 - 6 March 2020

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African phenomenology is an emerging subfield within the broader domain of African and Africana philosophy. The purpose of this two-day international colloquium is to explore contributions of African phenomenology to African and Africana philosophy, postcolonial/decolonial discourse, and deliberations within the international phenomenological community.

The event will be centred around four keynote speakers, speaking individually, and with response papers tailored to their specific papers.


Keynote speakers:

Lewis Gordon (University of Connecticut), Paulin Hountondji (Université Nationale du Bénin), Rozena Maart (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Achille Mbembe (Wits University)

Respondents:

Chris Allsobrook (University of Fort Hare); Thabang Dladla (University of Limpopo); Louise Du Toit (Stellenbosch University); Patrick Eldridge (University of New Brunswick); Schalk Gerber (Stellenbosch University); Albert Kasanda (Czech Academy of Sciences); M. John Lamola (University of Pretoria); Rianna Oelofsen (University of Fort Hare); Bernard Matolino (University of KwaZulu-Natal); Keo Mbebe (University of Pretoria); Uchenna Okeja (Rhodes University); Abraham Olivier (University of Fort Hare); Alena Rettova (University of London);  Justin Sands (North West University); Pedro Tabensky (Rhodes University).