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Title:The Rise of Anti-Intellectualism among the Modern African Elite
Author:Mboukou, Alexandre
Year:1982
Periodical:Journal of African Studies (UCLA)
Volume:9
Issue:4
Period:Winter
Pages:180-186
Language:English
Geographic term:Africa
Subjects:intellectuals
elite
Politics and Government
Education and Oral Traditions
Abstract:This paper discusses the manifestations of anti-intellectualism and its potentially detrimental impact upon the newly emerging nations of Africa. The paper has four major parts: 1) review of the literature on the issue of anti-intellectualism; 2) critical synthesis of the possible roots of anti-intellectualism in Africa; 3) examination of the peculiarities of anti-intellectualism within the ranks of the African professional and political elite in contemporary societies; 4) the dangers of anti-intellectualism. Operationally, anti-intellectualism is used in this paper as meaning 'a resentment and suspicion of the life of the mind and of those who are considered to represent it; and a disposition constantly to minimize the value of that life'. Notes.
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