Contesting the African Public Sphere

Contesting the African Public Sphere combines the exposition, critical analysis and reconstruction of philosophy and the imaginary exploration of literature in an attempt to map out, understand and render a comprehensive notion of the African public sphere. In effect, the study is interested in the dialogue between philosophy and literature and the crucial role their united effort can play in achieving social transformation and advancing African self-understanding. Contesting the African Public Sphere looks in particular at Ngugi wa Thiong's Wizard of the Crow but also extends to other literary works by African writers (such as Chinua Achebe, Peter Abrahams, Wole Soyinka) that convey significant portions of the African experience with special interest in the character of the African public sphere.