Оглавление
Группа авторов. Decolonising the Human
Decolonising. the Human
Contents
Acronyms and abbreviations
1 The Trouble with the Human
The philosophical dilemma of the human in the Global South
The human and war in the modern world
Violence and knowing the human
Being human in the modern colonial world order
Organisation of the book
References
2 The Invention of Blackness on a World Scale
The invention of blackness on a world scale
Blackness: from dismemberment to re-membering
Conclusion
References
3 To What Extent Are We All Humans? Of Culture, Politics, Law and LGBT Rights in Nigeria
Theoretical and philosophical bases of the humanity of human beings: the LGBT corridor
The trajectory of LGBT issues in Nigeria
The social dimension of LGBT rights in Nigeria
The political dimension of LGBT rights in Nigeria
The law and legal framework of LGBT rights in Nigeria
Existentialities of LGBT rights in Nigeria
Conclusion
References
4 Humanness and Ableism: Construction and Deconstruction of Disability
Making the invisible visible
Tracing disability construction
Construction of disability: the notion of dehumanisation
Barriers confronted by persons with impairments
Everyone is human: deconstruction of disability
Bringing back the body: the corporeality of disability
Emancipation through decoloniality
Intersectionality
Conclusion
References
5 Doing the Old Human
INT. GRANNY’S BEDROOM – DAY
EXT. GARAGE – DAY
INT. KITCHEN – DAY
INT. GRANNY’S STUDY – DAY
INT. HOSPITAL – NIGHT (FLASHBACK) CONTINUOUS
INT. GRANNY’S LOUNGE – DAY (CONTINUOUS)
References
6 Being a Mineworker in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Decolonial Perspective
The history of mining in South Africa
Decolonial understanding of a mineworker in South Africa
The socio-economic condition of a black mineworker
Sondela informal settlement
Jabula Hostel
Diseases, injuries and compensation
Conclusion
References
Interviews
7 Meditations on the Dehumanisation of the Slave
References
8 ‘Language as Being’ in the Politics of Ngu˜gi˜ wa Thiong’o
Language and being
Wa Thiong’o goes naked
Conclusion
References
9 The Underside of Modern Knowledge: An Epistemic Break from Western Science
Coloniality of knowledge, power and being
Modernity/coloniality
Modernity/coloniality and social evolution
The primacy of Western science: history and context
The nature of science
HIV/Aids as an über othering site
Conclusion
References
10 The Fiction of the Juristic Person: Reassessing Personhood in Relation to People
Unpacking the nature and purpose of juristic personality
Similarity of design and purpose: an ideological golden thread
Colonialism and the companys' participation in zones of being
The modern company: (post)-colonial South Africa and the Constitution
Limitations of human rights: serving the zone of being
Possibilities of the fiction/construct: power and responsibility of the state to govern
References
11 The Cultural Village and its Idea of the ‘Human’
The modern world system and the invention of the sub-human
The modern world system and the politics of knowing
The ‘brighter side’ and ‘darker side’ of cultural village tourism in South Africa
Conclusion
References
12 A Fragmented Humanity and Monologues: Towards a Diversal Humanism
The human line and humanism of a colonial nature
An alternative humanism is possible: the will to co-exist is necessary
Implications for Africa
Practically speaking: an alternative humanism
Conclusion
References
Contributors
Index
