The construction of Africa: a reflection about origin and identity in the continent

Authors

  • Simone Martins Rodrigues Pinto Universidade de Brasília; Centro de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação sobre as Américas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1980-7686.v2i3p212-234

Keywords:

Africa, colonialism, identity, nation state, regionalism

Abstract

The search for understanding Africa should begin by the legacy of colonialism and the struggle to strengthen internal sovereignty. Thus, it is necessary to analyze the extension of authority and the constitution of the state borders. The African identity emerges as consequence of the construction of the "other". Taking into consideration that a common identity does not existed among precolonial nations, we shall notice the process of formation of African states only connecting the concepts of identity and threat

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Published

2008-02-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2008)

Section

Cultura Geral dos PALOPs

License

Apenas el trabajo es aceptado por el Consejo y la Comisión Editorial, los autores se comprometen a transferir los derechos de autor para la revista "Acolhendo a Alfabetização nos Países de Língua Portuguesa".

 

 

How to Cite

Pinto, S. M. R. (2008). The construction of Africa: a reflection about origin and identity in the continent . Acolhendo a Alfabetização Nos Países De Língua Portuguesa, 2(3), 212-234. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1980-7686.v2i3p212-234