Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The African Renaissance
Africans across the diaspora have long dreamed of a Pan-African Renaissance. Envisioned by generations of political leaders, activists, scholars, and artists, the concept emerged at the end of the 19th century as part of the Pan-African movement’s global struggle against colonialism and racial segregation. Its vision embodied a fervent aspiration for a self-determined Africa, fully…
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Dreaming as Practice
The Act of Future-Making To dream in the face of technological determinism constitutes an act of refusal. Pierre Christophe Gam‘s The Sanctuary of Dreams presents precisely such a refusal—a rejection of futures prescribed by Silicon Valley’s techno-capitalist imaginary in favor of spiritual futurity. Through this work, Gam mobilizes traditional African spirituality within digital spaces, creating…
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