Gaslit Modernities: Political Manipulation, Lost Trust, and the Crisis of Identity in Post-Colonial Africa
This Article explores the layered consequences of modernization in African post-colonial contexts, focusing on how political gaslighting, institutional distrust, the erasure of cultural knowledge, and the manipulation of ethnic identity fracture the path toward authentic development. Drawing from K. L. Littleโs seminal observations on Sierra Leoneโs social transformation, the article expands the analysis to contemporary […]