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decolonizing the mind: a standalone construct

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decolonizingthe mind1 CONSTRUCTDecolonizing the mindTHIONGʼO · COMPARATIVE

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the argument, made by Ngũgĩ, that writing in colonial languages sustains colonial domination of the mind, so African writers should write in African languages.

In comparative literature, decolonizing the mind refers to the argument, made by Ngũgĩ, that writing in colonial languages sustains colonial domination of the mind, so African writers should write in African languages. This meaning comes from Thiongʼo (1986) in Decolonising the Mind.[1]

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  1. Thiongʼo, N. w., & Busquets, B. (1986). Decolonising the Mind. Debolsillo. ISBN 9786059556521

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