Decolonising the Mind

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Decolonising the Mind is a seminal collection of essays by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that critiques the cultural and psychological impacts of colonialism and advocates for writing in African languages as an act of resistance.

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Decolonising the Mind canonical 5
decolonising the mind 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
essay collection ⓘ
advocates use of African languages in literature ⓘ
argues colonial languages alienate Africans from their culture ⓘ
language is a carrier of culture ⓘ
writing in African languages is an act of resistance ⓘ
author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o ⓘ
centralConcept linguistic decolonisation ⓘ
mental liberation ⓘ
relationship between language and culture ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kenya ⓘ
criticises colonial education systems ⓘ
cultural domination ⓘ
use of European languages in African literature ⓘ
focusesOn East Africa ⓘ
Kenyan literature ⓘ
genre literary criticism ⓘ
postcolonial theory ⓘ
hasPart The Language of African Fiction ⓘ
The Language of African Literature ⓘ
The Language of African Theatre ⓘ
The Quest for Relevance ⓘ
hasPerspective Marxist-influenced analysis of culture ⓘ
Pan-Africanist ⓘ
anti-imperialist ⓘ
influenced African language advocacy ⓘ
decolonial theory ⓘ
postcolonial literary studies ⓘ
influencedBy Mau Mau uprising ⓘ
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising

anti-colonial movements ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject African literature ⓘ
colonialism ⓘ
cultural imperialism ⓘ
decolonisation ⓘ
education ⓘ
language politics ⓘ
orature ⓘ
notableFor critique of colonial language policy ⓘ
defence of African languages ⓘ
impact on debates about language and power ⓘ
partOfSeries African Writers Series ⓘ
publicationYear 1986 ⓘ
publisher Heinemann ⓘ
James Currey ⓘ
setting postcolonial Africa ⓘ
targetAudience African writers ⓘ
scholars of literature ⓘ
students of postcolonial studies ⓘ

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o → notableWork → Decolonising the Mind ⓘ
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o → notableIdea → decolonising the mind ⓘ
linked to: Decolonising the Mind
Detained: A Writer’s Prison Diary → relatedWork → Decolonising the Mind ⓘ
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Something Torn and New → relatedWorkByAuthor → Decolonising the Mind ⓘ