Literature Professor Valentin-Yves Mudimbe Passes Away A pioneering philosopher, novelist, poet and transdisciplinary scholar, Duke emeritus professor of Literature Valentin-Yves Mudimbe passed away on April 21 at the age of 83. Mudimbe was among the earl...

"His writings, poetry, novels and scholarly essays consistently challenged the structures that shaped the understanding of African identities and histories" - @duke-university.bsky.social pays tribute to V. Y. Mudimbe who passed away earlier this month trinity.duke.edu/news/literat... #VYMudimbe

Quizás su obra más conocida, *La invención de África* (1988), precursora de los estudios pos y decoloniales, indaga en la construcción de "la idea de #África" desde la otredad, la colonialidad epistemológica y, en suma, la creación de la biblioteca colonial.
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Africa has just lost one of its greatest thinkers: V. Y. Mudimbe. The French translation by Laurent Vannini of his seminal book "The Invention of #Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy and the Order of Knowledge" (Indiana UP, 1988) was published by Présence Africaine in 2021 bit.ly/2QQmAj6 #VYMudimbe #Mudimbe