• 비교문화연구
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• 제42권
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• pp.107-129
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• 2016

근대 이후 많은 지역이 국가 단위를 넘어선 대륙 단위의 통합체를 구상한 바 있다. 오래 전부터 지구촌의 각 대륙에서는 범아랍주의, 범라틴아메리카주의 나아가 범아시아주의를 구상한 사상가들이 지속적으로 나타났으며 여전히 많은 사람들에게 이것들이 국민국가의 틀을 넘어선 지역과 세계의 행복한 관계를 구현할 수 있는 체제로 받아 들여지고 있다. 이러한 지역 내의 국가를 하나로 묶는 작업은 국민국가의 폐쇄성을 넘어선다는 점에서 상당한 의미가 있지만, 그것이 그 지역이 공유하는 문화적 가치와 다른 지역과 다른 역사적 특징과 지역적 경계를 전제한다는 점에서 세계시민주의와도 구별된다. 이러한 사상이 유럽연합이나 남미국가연합처럼 구체적인 정치적 행동으로 나타나게 될 때 국민국가처럼 일정한 폐쇄성을 가질 수밖에 없는 점은 분명하다. 국민국가와 세계 사이의 중간지대를 지향하는 이러한 운동을 우리는 '국가를 넘어선 국가주의'로 부를 수 있을 것이다. 케냐라는 국민국가의 차원에서 외세로부터의 경제적, 문화적 자주독립과 독재로부터의 민중의 해방을 위해 활동해 온 응구기는 아프리카연합에 주목하면서 이 기구가 지향하는 범아프리카주의는 유엔, 미합중국, 유럽연합과 같은 기능을 수행할 수 있을 것으로 생각한다. 응구기는 현재의 아프리카의 질곡은 다양한 문화적 기원을 가진 부족들이 혼재하던 공간에 인위적인 국경선을 채우고 그 공간 속을 살게 된 아프리카인들이 국민국가의 이기적인 틀 속에서 살아가기 때문이라고 본다. 그는 범아프리카주의를 통해 동일한 언어와 문화를 가진 아프리카의 구성원들이 근대 국민국가의 과도한 쇼비니즘적 욕망을 제어하는 민중의 연합을 꿈꾼다.

• 영어영문학
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.907-936
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• 2009

Quite arguably, W. E. B. Du Bois is the first figure in the history of black nationalism who engaged most persistently and systematically with the dominant ideology of racism and white supremacy. It is not too much to say that, by contending with the Eurocentric but taken-for-granted concept of the 'Negro' in the turn of the century, Du bois has laid the theoretical and ideological cornerstone of postcolonialism today. But his concept of race varied over time and was even contradictory in the same writings. The early Du Bois defined race as something historically made rather than biologically given and determined. Yet he didn't utterly deny the significance of physical traits and skin color in constructing racial identity. His notion of the 'Negro' was not unambiguous, either. While drawing on the 'soul' of 'black folk' to undermine the Eurocentric dichotomy of white/mind and black/body, Du Bois argued that there is some kind of 'spiritual' differences between whites and blacks, differences that are essentially inherent and hereditary in the 'Negro.' Such essentialist notion of race and the 'Negro' was on the wane in the later Du Bois, especially after his encounter with Marxism. He came to think of race merely as a discourse of racism that can be subverted and even appropriated for anti-racist practices. Following the Marxist assumption that 'the color line' is a class conflict on the international level, Du Bois contended that the 'Negro' is an outcome of slavery which is in turn a subsystem of Western capitalism. He also argued that, since the 'Negro' is not a biological essence but a sociocultural formation, the identity of the 'Negro' can and must be reconstructed according to historical change. For Du Bois, therefore, the resistance against colonialism and capitalism became a resistance against racism. This is why his Pan-African movement shifted its gear from the American program in the initial phase to a truly 'Afrocentric' and socialist one.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.42-52
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• 2022

The goal of this study is to analyze the value of Kanga as an ethos of the Swahili culture. The theoretical background of the research method was the analysis of the domestic and foreign literature, journals, and research data from various internet sites related to the subject, and the conclusion was drawn based on these studies. With the spread Pan-Africanism, the interest in African ethos has become a source of inspiration for contemporary fashion. Moreover, as a symbol of Swahili culture in East Africa, Kanga has been developed by embracing its own diverse cultures, The unique feature of Kanga is that it can easily be transformed created ceaselessly and creatively. Consequently, the following results were obtained based on the theoretical content. Firstly, as a representative of Women's Voice, Kanga serves as an outlet for the voices of women coming from a poor social status under the political background in East Africa. Secondly, as a Reliable Advocate, Kanga performs the positive functions as a medium of communication through its traditional usage and distinctive arrangement of clothes. Thirdly, as a Versatile Messenger, the uniqueness of Kanga with the external elements in most interestingly and active mannerly, and it has become the value of communication channel which clearly inspired the fashion designers. I believe that it will be interesting and meaningful to study the strategies on the social role of Kanga in the future which has started receiving more attention in the 21st century. And it can be said that Kanga's unique identity lies in the attraction and value which influences contemporary fashion.