The Historian's Gaze and the Philosopher's Gaze

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  • John Middleton
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Abstract The two autobiographies, of V. Y. Mudimbe and Jan Vansina, published in 1994, have many resemblances (both men have worked mainly in Zaire and have spent much of their careers in the United States) and contrasts (one being a philosopher and the other an historian). Vansina has been concerned especially with African history over a long period as it can be constructed from research into local oral traditions and has done much to establish a truly African history as such in place of the earlier history of colonialism in Africa. Mudimbe, a former benedictine monk, has been concerned especially with the philosophy of 'Africa', based on a wide range of historical and philosophical writings of many kinds and many origins. Their work has been complementary and illuminating; yet neither has really corne to grips with the reality of the lives of the Africans themselves who have made these histories and philosophies. Résumé Résumé Regard de l'historien et regard du philosophe. — Les autobiographies de Valentin Mudimbe et de Jan Vansina, publiées en 1994, sont porteuses de nombreuses ressemblances — les deux auteurs ont principalement travaillé au Zaïre et ont accompli une grande partie de leur carrière aux États-Unis — et également de nombreuses différences — l'un étant philosophe et l'autre historien. Vansina s'est surtout consacré à l'étude de l'histoire africaine dans la longue durée, telle qu'elle peut être reconstruite à partir de la tradition orale, et il a beaucoup fait pour substituer une histoire authentiquement africaine à la vieille histoire coloniale. Mudimbe, un ancien moine bénédictin, s'est principalement intéressé à la philosophie africaine en s'appuyant sur une gamme étendue d'écrits historiques et philosophiques de statuts et d'origines divers. Leurs travaux sont complémentaires et très éclairants mais ni Vansina ni Mudimbe n'ont réussi à saisir de façon concrète la vie des Africains, acteurs de cette histoire et de cette philosophie. .

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تاریخ انتشار 2016