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Achille Mbembe

Also Known As Joseph-Achille Mbembe
Sociology

Achille Mbembe is a Cameroonian historian and political theorist, born in 1957, who is a research professor in history and politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economy Research at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is known for his writings on colonialism and its consequences and is a leading figure in new wave French critical theory. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1957-07-27 1
Birth Year
1957 1
Birthplace
Otélé, French Cameroon 1
Defining Contribution
concept of necropolitics 1
Notable Work
On the Postcolony 1
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Achille Mbembe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Joseph-Achille Mbembe is a Cameroonian historian and political theorist who is a research professor in history and politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economy Research at the University of the Witwatersrand.
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1957-07-27
  • Infobox, birth_date (year)
    1957-07-27
  • Infobox, birth_place
    Otélé, French Cameroon
  • Infobox, birth_name
    Joseph-Achille Mbembe
  • Biography section
    On the Postcolony
  • Work section
    concept of necropolitics
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