African Renaissance

Question 1

What is the idea of an African renaissance?

Answer 1

It was meant to capture and define the moment or rebirth, determination and in Mbeki’s speech to see Africa as more that just the orientalist depictions of the West = a reawakening of Africa

Question 2

What was it built on?

Answer 2

Older calls for renaissance ranging from Deboise to Marcus Garvey

Question 3

What’s it significance in the 21st century?

Answer 3

The fact that the 21st century was kind of a critical juncture like a moment of change that produced a transition form 1. The collapse of the Soviet Union & 2. The revival of civil society into a more democratized Africa.

Question 4

In the 21st century why should Americans be concerned about Africa?

Answer 4

1. Economic
2. Political
3. Humantarian
4. Moral

Question 5

What did it begin with?

Answer 5

Transformations in South Africa

Question 6

What is a question that the African ren considered?

Answer 6

The fact that Americans only know the negative about Nigeria and not the growth and the positive

Question 7

What is the significance?

Answer 7

Essentially that it is a contrast to aftonpessimism and it is Sfrican actively participating in the knowledge production and defining their moment, instead of having it defined for them