Mangoro is an essay and criticism publication on Nigerian and African culture, religion and thought, drawing on Yoruba philosophy, history and film. Recent issues cover the demonization of Ìṣẹ̀ṣe in Nigerian Christianity, a set of radical AI proposals for Africa, and a reflection on Èṣù through Nolan's The Odyssey.
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Essays by philosopher Slavoj Žižek applying Lacanian and Hegelian thought to current events, politics, culture and technology. Readers get long-form, provocative commentary that links news incidents and works of art to philosophical concepts.
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