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Decolonising the Mind

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Decolonising the Mind: the Politics of Language in African Literature

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Decolonising the Mind Essay Topics

1.

According to Ngũgĩ, what was the role of schools and universities in the colonial and neo-colonial context? Does Ngũgĩ think they were beneficial or harmful to the Indigenous African population?

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How does Ngũgĩ view the relationship between language, lived experience, and a people’s history?

3.

Why does Ngũgĩ believe that drama and theatre are inherent in pre-colonial African societies? And how does Ngũgĩ seek to reconnect African peoples back to this history?

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