A journey in search of the illusion of modernity that haunts Cameroonian society.
A Trip to the Country questions, at times ironically, the notion of development associated in Africa with a “tropical modernity” that can be summarized as follows: Everything from Europe is modern, while all local things are archaic and must be discarded.
After the ravages of slavery and colonialism, the African continent now faces another threat: educational systems, which perpetuate inferiority complexes and dependence on the West. This self-destructive mentality also establishes a social hierarchy placing “modern” city dwellers above “backward” rural people.
A Trip to the Country is a personal reflection on our obsession with modernity, our desire to conform to a certain model of “development,” which ironically turns our backs on the possibility of real progress, and perpetuates our dependency on so-called humanitarian aid.
A Trip to the Country
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A journey in search of the illusion of modernity that haunts Cameroonian society.
A Trip to the Country questions, at times ironically, the notion of development associated in Africa with a “tropical modernity” that can be summarized as follows: Everything from Europe is modern, while all local things are archaic and must be discarded.
After the ravages of slavery and colonialism, the African continent now faces another threat: educational systems, which perpetuate inferiority complexes and dependence on the West. This self-destructive mentality also establishes a social hierarchy placing “modern” city dwellers above “backward” rural people.
A Trip to the Country is a personal reflection on our obsession with modernity, our desire to conform to a certain model of “development,” which ironically turns our backs on the possibility of real progress, and perpetuates our dependency on so-called humanitarian aid.
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