Chinweizu Ibekwe (born 26 March 1943), known mononymously as Chinweizu, and also by the pen-name Maazi Chinweizu, is a Nigerian critic, essayist, poet, and journalist. While studying in the United States during the Black Power movement, Chinweizu became influenced by the philosophy of the Black Arts Movement. He is commonly associated with Black orientalism and emerged as one of the leading figures in contemporary Nigerian journalism, writing a highly influential column in The Guardian of Lagos…read more

Popular books authored by Chinweizu: The West and the Rest of Us, 1975; Anatomy of Female Power, 1990; Decolonising the African Mind, 1987; Toward the Decolonization of AfricanLiterature, 1980; Voices from Twentieth Century Africa, 1988

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