Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, known as V. Y. Mudimbe, who lived from December 8, 1941 to April 22, 2025, was a Congolese philosopher, academic and author of poems, novels, and books and articles on African culture and intellectual history. He was the Ruth F. DeVarney Professor of Romance Studies and a professor of comparative literature at Duke University, and he also served as maitre de conferences at the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales in Paris. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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He was born on December 8, 1941, in Jadotville, a town now known as Likasi, in the Katanga province of Congo.
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Valentin-Yves Mudimbe (8 December 1941-22 April 2025) was a Congolese philosopher, academic and author of poems, novels, as well as books and articles on African culture and intellectual history.
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Mudimbe focused most closely on phenomenology, structuralism, mythical narratives, and the practice and use of language.
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Mudimbe focused most closely on phenomenology, structuralism, mythical narratives, and the practice and use of language.
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