Decolonising the Mind by Wa Thiong'o Ngugi

Decolonising the Mind Wa Thiong'o Ngugi ebook
ISBN: 0435080164, 9780435080167
Page: 114
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Couple of weeks ago we've read one interesting article called “Decolonising the Mind” in class. €We have unfinished business of decolonising the minds of our people by changing the name of Lake Victoria, which was given by the colonialists,” he said. Panned at home by the middle-class elite – the products of the West's economic engineering project – Decolonising the Mind nevertheless gained cult-like status abroad. And his years of 'narratives' from our minds. This helped to lessen the appeal of imperialist ideologies; as John McLeod wrote, 'postcolonial literatures were actively engaged in the act of decolonising the mind'. He described how African authors wrote in English to reach a wide audience. Rhythm of multi-racial expression in Art-iculate. Tanya Hawes Cultures and values. Decolonising the Mind is about influencing people's race and culture by taking authoritative control. I do not believe that anyone should be forced to change their language In order to fit in according to someone else's thinking. What is then needed is a decolonisation of the mind; something that cannot happen without a return to ones own true self, values, heritage, and, importantly, categories of thought. According to this article, one men (let's called him Author) interpret his life through language, English language. ART-ICULATE OF DECOLONISING THE MINDS. Decolonising The Indian Mind:: Decolonising The Indian Mind::Current Affairs. The famous Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o in his book “Decolonizing the mind” (1986) states that the European colonization of Africa “was effected through the sword and the bullet. In his book Decolonising the Mind is both an explanation of how he came to write in Gikuyu, as well as an exhortation for African writers to embrace their native tongues in their art. Armed with just one copy of his book, I told him about how “Decolonising The Mind” launched my interest in African literature and how I thought “Petals of Blood” was still relevant today. Influenced by Professor Ngugi wa Thiongo's Decolonising the Mind, Musodza has been an advocate for the sustained use of African languages. The Kenyan author, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, wrote this book in 1986.