van Klinken, A. orcid.org/0000-0003-2011-5537, Manda, S., Parsitau, D. et al. (1 more author) (2024) African ecologies: the value and politics of indigenous knowledges—introduction. Journal of the British Academy, 12 (3). a28. ISSN 2052-7217
Abstract
This article offers an introduction to the special section about the theme of ‘African ecologies and indigenous knowledges’. It explores the interest of scholars, policy makers and activists in indigenous knowledges as a resource for addressing global challenges, particularly the challenges in relation to the environment and climate change in contemporary Africa. Reviewing current literature and discourse on the subject, this Introduction foregrounds the considerable political, epistemological and methodological significance of indigenous knowledges, especially in the light of ongoing debates about decolonisation, and it highlights their relevance for understanding African ecologies. It further introduces the three articles included in this special section, embedding them in broader fields of scholarship. (This article is published in the thematic collection ‘African ecologies: the value and politics of indigenous knowledges’, edited by Adriaan van Klinken, Simon Manda, Damaris Parsitau and Abel Ugba.)
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The author(s) 2024. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0). |
Keywords: | Africa; ecology; environment; indigenous knowledge; decolonisation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > Theology and Religious Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2024 10:42 |
Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2024 10:02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | British Academy |
Identification Number: | 10.5871/jba/012.a28 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:215089 |