Institutions of the University of Bayreuth
Chair African and Afrophone Philosophies

Rohmer, Monika Christine:
Beyond human-centredness: An ocean-centred reading of Celles qui attendent (Fatou Diome), Le pagne léger and Patera (Aïssatou Diamanka-Besland).
ed.: Ahmad, Usman ; Rohmer, Monika Christine
Bayreuth : Institute of African Studies (IAS), 2023 . - VII, 16 p. - (University of Bayreuth African Studies Working Papers ; 43 )
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15495/EPub_UBT_00007391

Favarato, Claudia:
Digitality and Political Theory : Mapping a Research Agenda in African Political Thought.
In: Theoria : A Journal of Social and Political Theory. Vol. 70 (2023) Issue 176 . - pp. 34-64.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3167/th.2023.7017602

Brunotti, Irene ; Talento, Serena ; Tarrant, Duncan ; Vierke, Clarissa:
Introduction.
In: Swahili Forum. Vol. 30 (2023) . - pp. 1-23.

Favarato, Claudia:
Politics and ritual infanticide : a reading of political instability in Guinea-Bissau from political theory.
In: JANUS.NET : e-journal of International Relations. Vol. 14 (2023) Issue 1 . - pp. 224-237.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.14.1.12

Valente, Andrea ; Favarato, Claudia ; Canas Mendes, Nuno:
Post-pandemic challenges and international partnerships in West Africa : Overcoming or deepening fragility?
Centro de Estudos sobre Países Frágeis Afetados por Conflitos (ISCSP); Foundation G7
Lisbon 2023 . - 44 p.

Favarato, Claudia:
Consenso di irmandade : reading Bissau-Guinean political thought on community and consensus.
In: Comparative Political Theory. Vol. 2 (2022) Issue 2 . - pp. 95-117.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/26669773-bja10041

Favarato, Claudia:
Rethinking Instability : Imbalances between indigenous powers and state collapse in Guinea-Bissau.
In: Public Sciences & Policies = Ciências e Políticas Públicas. Vol. 8 (2022) Issue 1 .
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33167/2184-0644.cpp2022.8.1.6

Favarato, Claudia:
Children without Humanness : Criança-Irân Infanticide Cultural Practice Challenging Human Rights in Guinea-Bissau.
In: Politikon : South African Journal of Political Studies. Vol. 48 (2021) Issue 1 . - pp. 57-73.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02589346.2020.1861508

Favarato, Claudia:
Democracia em África : status quaestionis.
In: Espectro Núcleo de Ciência Política / ISCSP. (2021) .

Favarato, Claudia:
Ego in traditional political power of Guinea-Bissau : a challenge to cosmopolitanism?
In: Kasanda, Albert ; Hrubec, Marek (ed.): Africa in a Multilateral World : Afropolitan Dilemmas. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2021 . - pp. 137-157
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003187097-12

Favarato, Claudia:
Palavras lusófonas na Comparative Political Theory.
In: Revista Portuguesa de Ciência Política. Vol. 15 (2021) . - pp. 19-37.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33167/2184-2078.RPCP2021.15/pp.19-37

Wu, Wanjun ; Favarato, Claudia:
Whose Agricultural Aid is More Suitable for Guinea-Bissau? : A Study on International Agricultural Assistance from International Organisations and China.
In: Peng, Ip Kuai ; Leandro, Francisco José ; dos Santos, Pedro Paulo ; Li, Yichao (ed.): China and Portuguese-Speaking Small Island States : from sporadic bilateral exchanges to a comprehensive multilateral platform. - Macau, China : City University of Macau, 2021 . - pp. 301-325

Rettová, Alena:
Cognates of ubuntu : Humanity/personhood in the Swahili philosophy of utu.
In: Decolonial Subversions.
2020

Favarato, Claudia ; Seixas, Paulo Castro:
Direitos humanos e a situação da criança e da educação na Guiné Bissau : Caminhos de um “Universalismo de Chegada”.
In: População e Sociedade / CEPESE. Vol. 34 (2020) . - pp. 37-52.

Rettová, Alena:
Czechoslovakia's Swahilists : Elena Bertoncini-Zúbková.
In: Aiello, Flavia ; Gaudioso, Roberto (ed.): Lugha na Fasihi : Scritti in onore e memoria di / Essays in honour and memory of Elena Bertoncini Zúbková. - Napoli : UniorPress, 2019 . - pp. 543-550

Rettová, Alena:
La médialité et intermédialité du savoir en Afrique : le savoir philosophique entre tradition et modernité.
In: Aiello, Flavia ; Gaudioso, Roberto (ed.): Lugha na Fasihi : Scritti in onore e memoria di / Essays in honour and memory of Elena Bertoncini Zúbková. - Napoli : UniorPress, 2019 . - pp. 253-274

Vaz, Cláudia ; Favarato, Claudia:
A cidade da diversidade/multiétnica : …à Mezza.
In: Seixas, Paulo Castro (ed.): Activar cidades : modelos de políticas de cidades. - Lisbon : Caleidoscópio, 2019 . - pp. 151-164

Favarato, Claudia:
From ritual infanticide to Political Power : A frame for the study of political powers in Guinea Bissau.
Lisbon , 2018 . - 15 p. - (Observatório Político ; 83 )

Rettová, Alena:
Swahili and Swahili poetry in Lubumbashi : The language and lyrics of Sando Marteau.
In: Archiv Orientální. Vol. 86 (2018) Issue 3 . - pp. 333-362.

Rettová, Alena:
Translation as destruction : Kezilahabi's adaptation of Heidegger's "Being".
In: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. Vol. 81 (2018) Issue 3 . - pp. 439-457.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X18001003

Favarato, Claudia:
A religião tradicional na cultura política da Guiné-Bissau.
In: JANUS.NET : e-journal of International Relations. Vol. 9 (2018) Issue 2 . - pp. 98-113.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.9.2.7

Rettová, Alena:
Sci-fi and Afrofuturism in the Afrophone Novel : Writing the Future and the Possible in Swahili and in Shona.
In: Research in African Literatures. Vol. 48 (2017) Issue 1 . - pp. 158-182.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2979/reseafrilite.48.1.10

Favarato, Claudia:
Legitimidade histórica, legitimidade democrática ou nenhuma legitimidade : Qual legitimidade política na Guiné-Bissau após a independência?
In: Soronda : Revista de Estudos Guineenses. Vol. 9 (2017) . - pp. 97-115.

African Philosophy.
ed.: Rettová, Alena
Journal of African Cultural Studies. Vol. 28 (2016) Issue 2 .

Rettová, Alena:
African philosophy as a radical critique.
In: Journal of African Cultural Studies. Vol. 28 (2016) Issue 2 . - pp. 127-131.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13696815.2016.1159123

Rettová, Alena:
Comparative Literature and the Position of the Critic.
In: Loveday, Leo ; Parpală, Emilia (ed.): Ways of being in literary and cultural spaces. - Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016 . - pp. 206-217

Rettová, Alena:
Existentialism and Swahili Literature.
In: Beck, Rose Marie ; Kresse, Kai (ed.): Abdilatif Abdalla : Poet in Politics. - Dar es Salaam : Mkuki na Nyota Publishers, 2016 . - pp. 109-122
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvh8r030.16

Rettová, Alena:
From Mimesis to Mize : Philosophical Implications of Departures from Literary Realism.
In: Vierke, Clarissa ; Greven, Katharina (ed.): Dunia Yao - Utopia/Dystopia in Swahili Fiction : in honour of Said A. M. Khamis. - Köln : Köppe, 2016 . - pp. 113-146 . - (Wortkunst und Dokumentartexte in afrikanischen Sprachen ; 36 )

Rettová, Alena:
The Novel in African Languages.
In: Gikandi, Simon (ed.): The novel in Africa and the Caribbean since 1950. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2016 . - pp. 71-86 . - (The Oxford History of the Novel in English ; 11 )

Rettová, Alena:
A solitary war? : Genre, community and philosophy in Swahili culture.
In: Journal of African Cultural Studies. Vol. 28 (2016) Issue 2 . - pp. 209-224.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13696815.2015.1057698

Rettová, Alena:
Time as Myth, Time as History in Afrophone Novels on Ujamaa (Tanzanian Socialism) and the Second Chimurenga/Umvukela (Zimbabwean Liberation War).
In: Comparative Literature. Vol. 68 (2016) Issue 4 . - pp. 389-407.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/00104124-3698477

Rettová, Alena:
Writing in the Swing? : Neo-Realism in Post-Experimental Swahili Fiction.
In: Research in African Literatures. Vol. 47 (2016) Issue 3 . - pp. 15-31.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2979/reseafrilite.47.3.02

Rettová, Alena:
The Second Year of Asixoxe.
In: Modern Africa. Vol. 3 (2015) Issue 1 . - pp. 149-151.

Rettová, Alena:
The singer of pain : Suffering and subversion in the poetry of Sando Marteau.
In: International Journal of Francophone Studies. Vol. 18 (2015) Issue 2-3 . - pp. 359-384.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/ijfs.18.2-3.359_1

Rettová, Alena:
Chanter l'existence : la poésie de Sando Marteau et ses horizons philosophiques.
Středokluky : Zdeněk Susa , 2013 . - 264 p.

Rettová, Alena:
Les défis de la philosophie interculturelle aux temps postcoloniaux et postcommunistes.
In: Kasanda, Albert (ed.): Dialogue interculturel : cheminer ensemble vers un autre monde possible. - Paris : L'Harmattan, 2013 . - pp. 73-111

Rettová, Alena:
Philosophy.
In: Ramsamy, Edward (ed.): Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa : An Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Africa. - Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2012 . - pp. 346-347

Biersteker, Ann ; Rettová, Alena:
Swahili Language and Literature.
In: Oxford Bibliographies in "African Studies".
2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780199846733-0008

Rettová, Alena:
Swahili Poetry.
In: Greene, Roland (ed.): The Princeton encyclopedia of poetry and poetics. 4. Edition. - Princeton : Princeton Univ. Press, 2012 . - pp. 1380-1382

Rettová, Alena:
"They see him, but they don't recognize him because of his striking attire" : Africa's changing identities and the Lingala novel.
In: Fiala, Vlastimil (ed.): Multiple identities in post-colonial Africa. - Olomouc : Publishing House Moneta-FM, 2012 . - pp. 191-202

Rettová, Alena:
L'existentialisme et la littérature swahili.
In: Coulon, Virginia ; Garnier, Xavier (ed.): Les littératures africaines : textes et terrains ; hommage à Alain Ricard. - Paris : Éd. Karthala, 2011 . - pp. 427-442
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3917/kart.coul.2011.01.0427

Rettová, Alena:
Philosophy of the Powerless : The Singer, the Sage, and Philosophy in Africa.
In: Horáková, Hana ; Nugent, Paul ; Skalník, Peter (ed.): Africa : power and powerlessness. - Berlin : LIT, 2011 . - pp. 92-106

Rettová, Alena:
Philosophy in Utenzi metre : expression of ideas and values in postindependence Swahili historiographic poetry.
In: Swahili Forum. Vol. 17 (2010) . - pp. 34-57.

Rettová, Alena:
"The horns of my thoughts are fastened together in a knot" : transformations of "humanity" in Swahili and Shona literatures.
In: Oed, Anja (ed.): Beyond the Language Issue : The Production, Mediation and Reception of Creative Writing in African Languages ; selected papers from the 8th International Janheinz Jahn Symposium, Mainz 2004. - Köln : Köppe, 2008 . - pp. 263-274 . - (Mainzer Beiträge zur Afrikaforschung ; 19 )

Rettová, Alena:
Afrophone philosophies : reality and challenge.
Středokluky : Zdeněk Susa , 2007 . - 447 p.

Rettová, Alena:
Inkos' uLobengula yasinyamalala : The Attitude to Tradition in Ndebele Theoretical Writing.
In: Malaba, Mbongeni Z. ; Davis, Geoffrey V. (ed.): Zimbabwean Transitions : Essays on Zimbabwean Literature in English, Ndebele and Shona. - Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2007 . - pp. 53-76 . - (Matatu ; 34 )

Rettová, Alena:
Lidství utu? : Ubinadamu baina ya tamaduni.
In: Swahili Forum. Vol. 14 (2007) . - pp. 89-134.

Mabasa, Ignatius Tirivangan:
Člověk.
transl.: Rettová, Alena
Prag , 2007

Kulubali, Salikene:
Předmluva.
transl.: Rettová, Alena
Prag , 2007

Husserl, Edmund:
Ideje k čisté fenomenologii a fenomenologické filosofii. Band 2.
transl.: Kohák, Erazim ; Novák, Matěj ; Rettová, Alena ; Urban, Petr ; Janoušek, Hynek
Prag : Oikumenē , 2006 . - 380 p.

Rettová, Alena:
"The best of all possible worlds"? : The creation of a world in William E. Mkufya's Ziraili na Zirani.
In: Swahili Forum. Vol. 12 (2005) . - pp. 15-24.

Havel, Václav:
Uzinduzi.
transl.: Abdalla, Abdilatif ; Rettová, Alena
Středokluky : Zdeněk Susa , 2005

Rettová, Alena:
Africká filosofie v posledním desetiletí (1994-2004) : Na cestě za afrofonními filosofiemi.
In: Onderka, Pavel (ed.): Afrika: dvojznačné jaro 1994. - Prag : Občanské sdružení Aegyptus, 2004 . - pp. 103-112

Rettová, Alena:
Afrophone philosophies : possibilities and practice ; The reflexion of philosophical influences in Euphrase Kezilahabi's Nagona and Mzingile.
In: Swahili Forum. Vol. 11 (2004) . - pp. 45-68.

Husserl, Edmund:
Ideje k čisté fenomenologii a fenomenologické filosofii. Band 1.
transl.: Rettová, Alena ; Urban, Petr
Prag : Oikumenē , 2004 . - 339 p.

We hold on to the word of lizard : a small anthology of Zimbabwean Ndebele writing.
ed.: Rettová, Alena
Středokluky : Zdeněk Susa , 2004 . - 124, 118 p.

Kezilahabi, Euphrase:
Nagona.
ed.: Komers, Petr . transl.: Rettová, Alena
Prag : Labyrint , 2003 . - S. 201-232

Tela, Lasunkanmi:
Ošuolale.
ed.: Komers, Petr . transl.: Rettová, Alena
Prag : Labyrint , 2003 . - S. 117-127

Nováková, Alena:
Africká filozofie mezi lékaři a filozofy.
Středokluky : Zdeněk Susa , 2002 . - 222 p.

Borges, Jorge Luis:
Anotace : Přebásnění Borgesovy filosofické básně.
transl.: Rettová, Alena
Prag , 2002

Rettová, Alena:
The role of African languages in African philosophy.
In: Rue Descartes. (2002) Issue 36 . - pp. 129-150.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3917/rdes.036.0129

Rettová, Alena:
Africká filosofie : dějiny, trendy, problémy.
Středokluky : Zdeněk Susa , 2001 . - 237 p.

Marti, Oscar R.:
Der Beitrag der Kubaner außerhalb Kubas zur Philosophie der Gegenwart.
ed.: Fornet-Betancourt, Raúl . transl.: Rettová, Alena
Aachen : Mainz , 1999 . - S. 99-127 - (Concordia ; 27 )

González, Nydia Sorí:
Elemente der Volksreligiosiät in der kubanischen Literatur : Ein Bericht.
ed.: Fornet-Betancourt, Raúl . transl.: Rettová, Alena
Aachen : Mainz , 1999 . - S. 355-361 - (Concordia ; 27 )

Mecías, Manuel Gayol:
José Lezama Lima und die Suche nach den Ursprüngen.
ed.: Fornet-Betancourt, Raúl . transl.: Rettová, Alena
Aachen : Mainz , 1999 . - S. 265-268 - (Concordia ; 27 )

Fuentes de la Paz, Ivette:
Die literarischen Zeitschriften als Zeugnis der Entwicklung der Literaturkritik und des Essays in Kuba.
ed.: Fornet-Betancourt, Raúl . transl.: Rettová, Alena
Aachen : Mainz , 1999 . - S. 332-354 - (Concordia ; 27 )

Fuentes de la Paz, Ivette:
Orígenes : Die Gruppe und die Zeitschrift.
ed.: Fornet-Betancourt, Raúl . transl.: Rettová, Alena
Aachen : Mainz , 1999 . - S. 269-285 - (Concordia ; 27 )

Rettová, Alena:
Die Reduplikation im Deutschen und im Swahili.
In: Germanistica Pragensia. Vol. 15 (1999) . - pp. 53-58.