Politique africaine 2000/1 No 77
Journal article

The body, the court, and the public sphere

Pages 90 to 106

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  • BIDIMA, Jean-Godefroy,
2000. The body, the court, and the public sphere. Politique africaine, 2000/1 No 77, p.90-106. DOI : 10.3917/polaf.077.0090. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-politique-africaine-2000-1-page-90?lang=en.
  • Bidima, Jean-Godefroy.
« The body, the court, and the public sphere ». Politique africaine, 2000/1 No 77, 2000. p.90-106. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-politique-africaine-2000-1-page-90?lang=en.
  • Bidima, J.-G.
(2000). The Body, The Court, And the Public Sphere. Politique africaine, No 77(1), 90-106. https://doi.org/10.3917/polaf.077.0090.

https://doi.org/10.3917/polaf.077.0090

Abstract
Authors

Cite this article

  • Bidima, J.-G.
(2000). The Body, The Court, And the Public Sphere. Politique africaine, No 77(1), 90-106. https://doi.org/10.3917/polaf.077.0090.
  • Bidima, Jean-Godefroy.
« The body, the court, and the public sphere ». Politique africaine, 2000/1 No 77, 2000. p.90-106. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-politique-africaine-2000-1-page-90?lang=en.
  • BIDIMA, Jean-Godefroy,
2000. The body, the court, and the public sphere. Politique africaine, 2000/1 No 77, p.90-106. DOI : 10.3917/polaf.077.0090. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-politique-africaine-2000-1-page-90?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/polaf.077.0090

French
English

Is it possible to found a true public sphere in contemporary African societies, or in a context where power remains a prisoner of “the spirit of the court”? How are representations of the body, subjectivity, and alterity formulated and expressed in this situation? Does the “spirit of the court” allow for an ethical project likely to set the foundations for an alternative public morality? Through these questions, the author discusses his thoughts about the constitution of political subjectivity in Africa.

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https://doi.org/10.3917/polaf.077.0090

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