an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage
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negritude::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ideology, political orientation, political theory |
Examples of negritude
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Post-independence, the philosophy of negritude arose to counteract this trend.
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Outsiders thought of Harlem as a night town of song, dance and an imperfectly understood negritude.
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He has never sought or wanted to be a symbol of negritude.
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Since then, smarting from some first-degree burn of the soul, he has spent his time advocating negritude and nihilism.
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While he wanted to give opportunities to black dancers, who were frequently excluded from performances by racist attitudes at the time, he also wanted to rise above issues of negritude.
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In this new position, he believed, negritude could be employed as a conceptual tool for understanding not only African experience but also the role of colonialism in shaping that experience.
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- An ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage
- Nu00E9gritude is a literary and ideological philosophy, developed by francophone African intellectuals, writers, and politicians in France during the 1930s. Its initiators included Martinican poet Aimu00E9 Cu00E9saire, Lu00E9opold Su00E9dar Senghor (a future President of Senegal), and Lu00E9on Damas of French Guiana...
- Consciousness of or pride in Black or Black African culture; State of being black-skinned or of black African descent
- Literary movement in Africa; attempted to combat racial stereotypes of African culture; celebrated the beauty of black skin and African physique; associated with origins of African nationalist movements. (p. 976)
- An African diasporic, self-affirming idea that evolved into an artistic and cultural movement and later became a lightening rod for controversy and ideological disputes. ...
