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Afrocentricity and the Western Paradigm

Temple University, anaferr{at}temple.edu

This article explores the similarities between Afrocentricity and postmodernism with an eye toward defining their responses to hegemony. The author argues that these ideas share similar platforms, although they may have been derived from different experiences. Clearly, the assault on all forms of prejudice, bigotry, hierarchical arrangements, and class discriminations are at the base of both ideas. By examining the intellectual history and details of the postmodern movement the author seeks to provide its characteristics that relate to the Afrocentric idea.

Key Words: Afrocentricity • postmodernism • multiculturalism • paradigm

This version was published on November 1, 2009

Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 40, No. 2, 327-336 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0021934708314801


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