Some basic questions about (a) decolonizing Africa(n)-centred psychology considered

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dc.contributor.authorRatele, K
dc.contributor.authorCornell, J
dc.contributor.authorDlamini, S
dc.contributor.authorHelman, R
dc.contributor.authorMalherbe, N
dc.contributor.authorTiti, N
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-04T16:58:13Z
dc.date.available2024-10-04T16:58:13Z
dc.date.issued2018-7-26
dc.description.abstractConceptual disagreement remains rife with regard to African psychology with some scholars mistakenly equating it to, for example, ethnotheorizing and traditional healing, while others confound African psychology with Africanization and racialization. Using writing as inquiry, this article aims to clear up some of the conceptual confusion on African psychology while engaging with the issue of a decolonizing African psychology. Accordingly, questions such as ‘What is the main dispute between Africa(n)-centred psychology and Euro-American-centric psychology in Africa?’; ‘Does Africa(n)-centred psychology not homogenize Africans?’; ‘What can be gained from imbricating decolonizing perspectives and feminist Africa(n)-centred psychology?’; and ‘What would a decolonizing Africa(n)-centred community psychology look like?’ are pertinent in the clarification of the conceptual confusion. Arising from an inventive dialogical and collaborative method, the aim of this article is not only to illuminate some basic misunderstandings on (a) decolonizing African psychology but also to generate further dialogue on how to work towards African psychology as situated decolonizing practice and knowledge.
dc.identifier.citationRatele K, Cornell J, Dlamini S, Helman R, Malherbe N, Titi N. Some basic questions about (a) decolonizing Africa(n)-centred psychology considered. South African Journal of Psychology. 2018;48(3):331-42. DOI: 10.1177/0081246318790444.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0081246318790444
dc.identifier.pii10.1177/0081246318790444
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0081246318790444?journalCode=sapc
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/008124631879044
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11288/597757
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage
dc.rights.urihttp://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license
dc.source.beginpage331
dc.source.endpage342
dc.source.issue3
dc.source.journaltitleSouth African Journal of Psychology
dc.source.volume48
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.titleSome basic questions about (a) decolonizing Africa(n)-centred psychology considered
dc.typearticle
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