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The Surreptitious Speech: Presence Africaine and the Politics of Otherness 1947-1987 Biography & Autobiography | Women ; Technology & Engineering | Marine & Naval ; Social Science | Discrimination ; Biography & Autobiography | Cultural Austerlitz set the model thatDistinguished scholar V. Y. Mudimbe assembles a lively tribute to Presence Africaine, the landmark African studies journal begun in 1947 Paris. While it celebrates the project's forty year history, The Surreptitious Speech does not naively canonize the journal but rather offers a vibrant discussion and critical reading of its context, characteristics, and significance.