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2016-2017 Distinguished
Lecture Series
Donato Ndongo-Biyogo,
Universidad Nacional de
Educacin a Distancia
Los intelectuales africanos
ante el fenmeno de las
dictaduras
Monday, April 17, 2017
4:00 p.m. 821 Anderson Hall
About the Lecture
From the perspective of the developed world, it is not easy to
understand the African experience, especially the process of
decolonization occurring approximately sixty years ago. Such
misunderstandings have given rise to various theories about the
African experience, many of which are unique. These ideas in turn
have led to misinterpretations that often reinforce racist conceptions
about the alleged congenital inferiority of the inhabitants in that part
of the world. However, an objective analysis of the conditions under
which the independence movements took place and their
consequences would be sufficient to obtain a clear depiction of
present conditions. Therefore, in order to break the monopoly of one
"single speech" that could lead Humanity to traumatic situations,
such as those suffered in Africa during the first half of the twentieth
century, it is necessary to provide another vision, that of people
suffering from dictatorships. The constant struggle of both African
intellectuals and the general population against the tyrannies which
subjugate them is mostly unknown to the opinion makers of Western
countries. Thus, fostering an awareness of this critical resistance
would help to bring to the forefront the political and social realities
of Africa.