"‘Sou pessimista sobre um futuro sem racismo’, diz Mbembe"

Em entrevista a VEJA, Achille Mbembe falou sobre filosofia africana, fragilidades da democracia contemporânea e construção de uma sociedade mais sustentável

[Translation] In an interview with VEJA, Achille Mbembe talked about African philosophy, the fragilities of contemporary democracy, and the construction of a more sustainable society.

More on @Veja - By Luiz Paulo Souza 

Mbembe in São Paulo

Prof. Mbembe's first time in São Paulo. This event formed part of the São Paulo International Theater Show.

@Universidade de São Paulo

Images by: Silvia Machado



Congo Style: how two dictators shaped the DRC’s art, architecture and monuments

The nationalist art of Mobutu Sese Seko and the art nouveau style of King Leopold II both live on in Kinshasa in fascinating ways.

Full article on The Conversation - Ruth Sacks

Future Knowledges and Their Implication for the Decolonisation Project

Achille Mbembe asks whether academic institutions can be spaces of radical hospitality or whether they are simply sites of power?

Full article here. @jcafjournal

Institut Francais de Pondycherry | Digital & Society: Social Sciences Winter School

Between November 12 and 19, the Trust Doctoral fellows will be attending a week long Winter School in Pondycherry, India hosted by the Institut Francais de Pondycherry. 

For more information follow this link:  https://www.ifpindia.org/ifp-in-spotlight/digital-society-social-science...

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