Bio

V.Y. Mudimbe is a philosopher, professor, and author of books and articles about African culture, poems, and novels. He is currently the Newman Ivey White Professor of Literature at Duke University. His research focuses most closely on phenomenology, structuralism, mythical narratives, and the practice and use of language. Among his most important work are The Invention of Africa (1988) and the The Idea of Africa (1994).

Ativity within the research project "ALICE - Strange Mirrors, Unsuspected Lessons: Leading Europe to a new way of sharing the world experiences", the Doctoral Programme "Post-Colonialisms and Global Citizenship" and the research group Democracy, Citizenship and Law (DECIDe)