the Surreptitious Speech: Presence Africaine and Politics of Otherness 1947-1987 in Bloomington, MN

Distinguished scholar V. Y. Mudimbe assembles a lively tribute to
Presence Africaine
, the landmark African studies journal begun in 1947 Paris. While it celebrates the project's forty-year history,
The Surreptitious Speech
does not naively canonize the journal but rather offers a vibrant discussion and critical reading of its context, characteristics, and significance.