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Daniel, Antje ; Echtler, Magnus ; Kalfelis, Melina C.:
Reconsidering Afrotopia: An Introduction.
In: Utopian Studies.
Vol. 36
(2025)
Issue 2
.
- pp. 365-379.
ISSN 2154-9648
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5325/utopianstudies.36.2.0365
Abstract in another language
“You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness [. . .] it comes from nonconformity, the courage to turn your back on the old formulas, the courage to invent the future.” Those were the words of the popular socialist president and thinker Thomas Sankara, whose creative policies and anticolonial vision for Burkina Faso were a utopian dream of a socially just future that seemed to come true for many citizens across Africa; a dream that came to a sudden end when he was killed by his opponents in 1987. After his death, Sankara became a symbol of decolonization, social justice, and revolution. He inspired generations thereafter and returned as an icon of protest in 2014, when a popular uprising ended the twenty-seven-year rule of former president Blaise Compaoré. His legacy is also revitalized by Ibrahim Traoré, the current president of Burkina Faso,...
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Junior Professor Social and Cultural Anthropology with a Focus on Social Belonging > Junior Professor Social and Cultural Anthropology with a Focus on Social Belonging - Juniorprof. Melina Cassandra Kalfelis Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > African Studies |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 300 Social sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2025 05:39 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Sep 2025 05:39 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/94770 |