| dc.description.abstract | This- thesis sets out to examine the East African intellectual stratum in terms of its origins, institutional bases, membership, relations with government, party. And society, cultural Debates and socio-political thought, within the overall framework of colonialism, underdevelopment and persisting neo-colonial economic and cultural relations It posits a definition of the intellectual which, by focusing on qualitative, thought, cultural validation and social activism, takes into account not only the nature of the intellectual's thought and the structures and contexts in which it is articulated; and disseminated, but his relationship with structures of discontent or dissent in society as well It is argued that while, East Africa possesses a certain cultural homogeneity which is the product of the subjection to the rule of a single colonial power, the development of inter-territorial institutions such as Makerere, and the diffusion of Swahili culture, different socio-economic and political systems in Kenya and Tanzania in particular have ‘ affected intellectual life deeply. The differences have affected not only intellectual debates about the nature, redefinition and role of institutions such as the press and universities, but thought about the nature of post- independence state and society as well Universities, newspapers, journals, publishing houses and theatre are examined as employers of intellectual personnel, channels of articulation and dissemination, and the debate about their redefinition and role in the light of African traditions, European cultural domination, and development requirements is explored. The social backgrounds of intellectuals | |
