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POSTCOLONIALISM: NEW APPROACHES
When, in The Archaeology of Knowledge, Michel Foucault expressed his indignation at the renewal of knowledge and criticism in these terms: "one cannot speak at any time about anything. "(Foucault, 1969: 61), he was, no doubt, far from imagining that this thought would resonate, years later, within postcolonial studies in Africa. Indeed, the high rate of school failure, the lack of awareness - or the lack of real political will in favour of our customs and traditions by the new generation, the almost total absence of mother tongues in the education system in Africa, the resurgence of armed conflicts and school violence, the development of new crises linked to neocolonialism, push us to reflect on the mode of functioning of African postcolonial society. Faced with what looks like a failure of independence and drawing on Foucauldian thought, postcolonial African criticism should guide research and distance itself from the many quarrels linked to the term "post" (Theo D'haen, 1997: 11-18) in order to examine new African issues. Originally, the concept of "postcolonialism" sounded like a distancing; however, the observation remains evident. Moreover, criticism should adopt a new position: that of “Writing in a dominated country”. Writing in a dominated country – in addition to the popularization of hegemonic discourses and counter-discourses – requires a reappropriation of the values ​​of peoples considered as minorities, of the teaching of national history while taking into account cultural mixing, and of taking into account geopolitical crises. In other words, postcolonial criticism should break away from the beaten track and take the path of the contemporary in the sense understood by Giorgio Agamben: "the contemporary is the one who fixes his gaze on his time to perceive not its lights, but its darkness. All times are dark to those who experience their contemporaneity. The contemporary is therefore the one who knows how to see this obscurity, who is able to write by dipping the pen into the darkness of the present." (Giorgio Agamben, 2009:23) Thus, faced with the different evolving contexts of African society, one is entitled to question the inadequacy of current postcolonial expectations and to adopt the courageous attitude of the contemporary which "means being able not only to fix one's gaze on the darkness of the times, but also to perceive in this darkness of the times, but also to perceive in this darkness a light which, directed towards us, recedes infinitely. (Giorgio Agamben, 2009: 25) Furthermore, isn't there an urgent need to renew the focus of postcolonial studies in order to address current challenges? This call for papers—for a collective work—which aims to be multidisciplinary, is open to all fields of scholarly criticism, and all themes and approaches aspiring to renew African postcolonial criticism are welcome. Non-exhaustive list of research areas: - literary prizes and cultural distinctions in the promotion of cultural identity; - immigration issues and identity problems; - the representation of the Other in literary, cinematic, and musical creation; - the contribution of cultural institutions to the safeguarding and dissemination of African identity and culture and those of the African diasporas; - literature and politics, literature and geopolitics; - revitalizing African literary history; - African literature and exile: the engaged dimension of writing Exile; - The usefulness or uselessness of the French-speaking world in the African literary field; - the renewal of teachings in African school textbooks and their impact on society; - the ethnocentrism of European postcolonial feminism.  Proposals for communications – followed by a biography of the author and their affiliated institution (if possible) – not exceeding 500 (five hundred) words should be sent to Approchesnouvelles@gmail.com before April 15, 2023, the deadline is strict. The writing protocol (respecting CAMES editorial standards) will be sent to the authors whose proposals are selected. The established timeline is as follows: - April 15, 2023: Deadline for receipt of proposals - April 22, 2023: Sending of the drafting protocol to authors whose proposals are accepted. - July 15, 2023 (strict deadline): Receipt of fully written articles. - August 30, 2023: Return of instructions - September 15, 2023 (strict deadline): Return of corrections after instructions - October 30, 2023: Publication of the collective work. Co-directed by Prof. BÉDIA Jean-Fernand, University Professor, Alassane Ouattara University.Dr. KONÉ Guiba Abdul Karamoko, Assistant, Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University. Scientific Committee Prof. ADOU K. Antoine, Lecturer, Peleforo Gon Coulibaly UniversityPr. COULIBALY Adama, University Professor, Felix Houphouët Boigny UniversityPr. ÉKOUNGOUN Jean-Francis, Lecturer, Alassane Ouattara UniversityPr. KADI Germain-Arsène, Lecturer, Alassane Ouattara UniversityPr. KONANDRI Virginie, University Professor, Felix Houphouët Boigny University Pr. N'GORAN David, University Professor, Felix Houphouët Boigny UniversityPr. TRO Deho Roger, University Professor, Alassane Ouattara University; Organizing Committee: Dr. BROU N'goran Didier; Dr. CAMARA Gonkanou Marius; Dr. KONÉ Guiba Abdul Karamoko; Dr. KOUAKOU Koffi Olivier

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