PAN-AFRICAN INTEGRATION FROM BELOW, language, publics, culture

125pp., colour illus., paperback, Mandela University Press, Gqeberha, 2025

ISBN: 9781998959143

Finex Ndhlovu and Jesta Masuku advance a de-colonial theory of Pan-Africanism built from the perspective of lived experiences of diverse African communities of practice as a pathway that could work for everyone. The vernacular discourse approach they propose focuses on the agency of local actors and avoids imposed identity narratives.

Finex Ndhlovu is Associate Professor of Language in Society in the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New England, Australia. He holds visiting professorship and research associate positions at the City University of New York, Western Sydney University and Nelson Mandela University.

Jesta Masuku is a Sessional Lecturer in the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New England, and a Research Associate in the Faculty of Humanities at Nelson Mandela University.