Contents
pdf Download PDF
pdf Download XML
646 Views
3 Downloads
Share this article
Research Article | Volume 4 Issue 1 (Jan-Feb, 2022)
Africa and Her Diaspora: Between Politics of Identity (ies), Otherization and Togetherness
Under a Creative Commons license
Open Access
Abstract

The present article posits the existence of conflicting relationships between born-in-Africa Africans and Diaspora Africans, two peoples that are actually one, though separated by history and geography. Leaning on historiography, sociology, psychology, Afrocentrism, and postcolonialism as theories, and axiology and panopticism as paradigms, the paper analyzes the relationship between Africa and her Diaspora, with Africa used metaphorically as „Mother‟ and ‟Motherland.‟ It also explores the us versus them dichotomy in (re)shaping self through theorizing space/place, culture, and identity (ies). It further analyzes the politicization of race and ethnicity that dialogues the „in-group‟ and „out-group‟ formation as it paves the way for the politics of discursive de-racialization, de-ethnicization, and de-territorialization for togetherness in a differentiated otherization and ethos.

Keywords
Recommended Articles
Research Article
Prospect and Practice of Place-Based Education: Covid 19 and Post-Pandemic
Research Article
Motivation and Competences in Writing Action Researches: Basis for Teachers’ Coaching and Training Program
Research Article
The uptake and impact of social media sites (SMS) on open and distance teaching and learning in Zimbabwe: A case study of the Midlands regional campus of Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU)
Research Article
Contrastive Analysis between Vowel Sounds of English and Fur Languages
Chat on WhatsApp
© Copyright Resirdge Publication Foundation