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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | Leopold Senghor and African Socialism |
Author: | Skurnik, Walter A.E. |
Year: | 1965 |
Periodical: | Journal of Modern African Studies |
Volume: | 3 |
Issue: | 3 |
Period: | October |
Pages: | 349-369 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Senegal |
Subjects: | socialism Politics and Government |
External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/159548 |
Abstract: | Senghor's African Socialism is a flexible doctrine in gestation, adapted to the African context, designed to facilitate the transition to modernisation and to project a vision of a better future. It is a part of African nationalism and an expression of the cultural nationalism of black Africa. To the question of the effectiveness of Senghor's doctrine in shaping the future, no answer is - and probably none can be - provided today. The doctrine raises questions: concerning traditional values is one of them. Also the role of the individual in the future African society remains open just as the question concerning the African's contribution to the world. Senghor's philosophy describes the world before it fully defines Africa. The usefulness of négritude for the future must remain a matter of speculation. Négritude has served the past well and provides a stimulating basis for discussion. It has inspired a good many African novels and has become a household word for anyone with but the slightest acquaintance with things African. Senghor's Senegalese Socialism has already initiated Africa's offering to the world. He fashioned a new myth capable of inspiring Africans in their quest for a dignified future. Notes. |