Category: Lectures
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Wutum xam-xam: The Quest for Knowledge Through Writing Wolof (Monika Rohmer)
This talk explores the relation of wutum xam-xam (the quest for knowledge) and the practice of writing Wolof. Wolof is the contemporary lingua franca of Senegal, which is officially a Francophone country. The presentation introduces and discusses instances of the use of Wolof as a language of scholarship, within the Western university and in Islamic…
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Geschichten der Philosophie in globaler Perspektive (Vorlesungsreihe 2025/26)
In einer Welt, die immer stärker durch globale Verflechtungen, kulturelle Übersetzungsprozesse und vielfältige Wissensformen geprägt ist, steht auch die Philosophie vor der Aufgabe, ihre eigenen Voraussetzungen kritisch zu befragen.Um Orientierung in einer globalisierten Welt bieten zu können, bedarf es einer Philosophie, die sich ihrer historischen und kulturellen Situiertheit bewusst ist und ihre Geschichte nicht länger…
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Philosophieren von den Rändern – Festvortrag von Anke Graneß an der Universität Luzern
Die Philosophie hat es sich seit jeher zur Aufgabe gemacht, scheinbar selbstverständliche Ideen, Weltdeutungen und Begriffe in Frage zu stellen, neu zu begründen – oder sie zu verwerfen und Alternativen zu entwickeln. Infolge der kolonialen Expansion Europas hat sich ein bestimmtes Verständnis von Philosophie weltweit durchgesetzt. Dieses Konzept prägt bis heute die akademische Disziplin, insbesondere…
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Teaching Philosophy in Senegal: An Experience of Decolonizing the Minds (Bado Ndoye)
In this lecture, Prof. Bado Ndoye offers a critical reflection on the historical, political, and epistemic dimensions of philosophy teaching in postcolonial Senegal. Tracing the persistence of French curricular models and the dominance of Marxist universalism in Senegalese academic philosophy, Ndoye highlights recent efforts to re-center African intellectual traditions, including the rediscovery of figures such…
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Philosophizing in African Languages: Past, Present, Future (Anke Graness)
The African continent was often denied recognition as the home of philosophical schools, traditions or concepts – in part because African languages were considered too underdeveloped to form abstract concepts or grasp complex relationships. This was one of the arguments used by the European colonial powers to introduce the respective colonial languages as lingua franca…
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The Linguistic Politics of Ethiopian Philosophy (Fasil Merawi & Jonathan Egid)
The purpose of the lecture is to explore the linguistic politics of Ethiopian philosophy through the examination of the ways in which philosophical inquiry developed in the three primary languages of Ge’ez, Amharic and English. Each language has a unique position in the development of philosophical discourse in Ethiopia. Ge’ez is a classical liturgical language…
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Double Lecture on Alexis Kagame’s Philosophy (Chantal Gishoma & Kayisabe Vedaste)
Double Lecture on Alexis Kagame’s Philosophy Chantal Gishoma (Bayreuth University)Vedaste Kayisabe (Catholic Seminary Kabgayi, Rwanda) July 3, 2025, 2:15 pm (CEST)Cultural Campus, Aula & Live Stream Part of the Lecture […]
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Philosophizing in Yorùbá: Exploring a People’s Weltanschauung
Yoruba is the language and culture of a people primarily found in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Sierra Leone, Cuba, and Brazil. Their philosophical ideas prominently feature in their culture, language, and traditions. In this lecture, I will explore how the Yoruba people have conceptualized existence, morality, knowledge, and governance. Additionally, I will analyze stories, poems, proverbs,…



