Achille Mbembe

Achille Mbembe is a key thinker in contemporary African philosophy, who has been influential in literary and cultural theory, African literature, and postcolonial studies. Oliver Coates introduces key concepts within Mbembe’s thought in relation to African history, literature, and philosophy.

Oliver Coates is Director of Studies in History and Politics at St. Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge, UK and Associate Researcher of the Institut des mondes africaines, C.N.R.S., Paris. His recent research has been published in International Journal of African Historical Studies, Journal of Asian and African Studies, and Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History.