Memography: An African Perspective on Knowledge Production Theory

In this episode, Professor Mamadou Diawara (MIASA Director Germany) and Vanessa Barish (MECAM) speak with Dr. Abdourahamane Seck. Dr. Seck provides a compelling analysis of Memography, an approach that centers African in knowledge production. He explores how knowledge is generated, shared, and contested within African contexts, offering fresh insights into the broader conversations on inequality and freedom.

Featured Guest:

Dr. Abdourahamane Seck from Gaston Berger University in Senegal is a prominent scholar with a multidisciplinary background encompassing philosophy, anthropology, and modern and contemporary African history. Dr. Seck was a Fellow at MIASA from September to December 2023. He has widely published on Islam, migration, and the question of the in-commons in Africa (West Africa – Senegal).