Senghor

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Writings on Politics: Senghor for the Ages

Léopold Sédar Senghor, Yohann Ripert

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English

Duke University Press
11 November 2025

Colonialism & imperialism; Ethnic studies; Black & Asian studies; Politics & government

Series: Theory in Forms

Senghor: Writings on Politics brings Léopold Sédar Senghor’s most vital essays, speeches, and political writings to English-language readers for the first time. Spanning the colonial and postcolonial years between 1937 and 1971, this volume captures Senghor’s evolution from a pioneering poet and cofounder of Négritude to the president of Senegal as he grappled with the complexities of postcolonial identity, governance, and cultural hybridity. Senghor’s reflections on topics ranging from federalism and decolonization to Francophonie reveal his commitment to weaving African and European cultural threads into a vision of global solidarity in ways that resonate with contemporary debates on race, culture, and politics. Inviting readers to engage with a seminal figure whose legacy continues to inspire new ways of thinking about freedom, independence, and coexistence, this landmark book furthers our understanding of one of the twentieth century’s most influential cultural thinkers.

By: Léopold Sédar Senghor
Edited by: Yohann Ripert
Imprint: Duke University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 572g
ISBN: 9781478029380
ISBN 10: 1478029382
Series: Theory in Forms
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 11 November 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Translator's Introduction / Yohann C. Ripert ix 1. The Problem of Culture in French West Africa 1 2. What the Black Man Brings 13 3. Marxism and Humanism 31 4. Negro-American Poetry 47 5. For a Federalist Solution 65 6. Like the Manatees Go Drink at the Source 77 7. Balkanization of Federation 87 8. From Fodéba Keita African Ballet 91 9. From Federation to the Civilization of the Universal 97 10. Negritude Is a Humanism of the Twentieth Century 105 11. Francophonie as Culture 115 12. For a Senegalese Tapestry 127 13. The Problematic of Negritude 131 Acknowledgments 151 Bibliography 153 Index

Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906–2001) was a poet, philosopher, and the first president of Senegal. Yohann C. Ripert is Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Stetson University.

Reviews for Senghor: Writings on Politics: Senghor for the Ages

""Demonstrating the resilience and currency of Léopold Sédar Senghor's singular genius, this important collection represents the key philosophical, poetic, and existential moments in the long life of the poet-president and pillar of the Négritude movement. The translation of these essays into English could not have come at a better time, when the challenges of democracy and sustainable development are at the center of debates in Africa.""--Manthia Diawara, author of African Film: New Forms of Aesthetics and Politics