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colonial library: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Comparative literature

the body of European texts and knowledge that invented Africa as an object, framing how Africa could be described even by African writers.

In comparative literature, colonial library refers to the body of European texts and knowledge that invented Africa as an object, framing how Africa could be described even by African writers. This meaning comes from Mudimbe (1988) in The Invention of Africa.[1]

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References

Mudimbe, V. (1988). The Invention of Africa. Indiana University Press. https://doi.org/10.2979/2080.0

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