The Recourse to Authenticity and Négritude in Zaïre
- 1 March 1975
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Modern African Studies
- Vol. 13 (1) , 134-139
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x00025465
Abstract
‘Chad should follow a genuine policy of authenticity and should unite behind this national movement for its cultural and social revolution.’1This suggestion was not made by President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaïre, the founder and chief proponent of authenticity, but by President Mouammar El Kadhafi of Libya in an address to the party leaders of Chad. It illustrates the increasing influence of authenticity as a guiding ideology in Africa, and perhaps in other continents as well. Not only are a number of nations using the phrase, but they are taking steps to make it a reality. Before describing these measures, let us examine the recourse to authenticity and compare it to its predecessor,négritude.Keywords
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