"The world looks like this from here": Kopano Ratele's African psychology.

Reclaiming the past and transforming our future: Introduction to the special issue on foundational contributions of Black scholars in psychology.

“…Finally, the authors offer future recommendations on how to integrate and expand the use of SPD in psychological research and practice. Kiguwa's (2023) article focuses on contemporary South African Psychologist Dr. Kopano Ratele and his African psychology framework as another contribution to decolonial scholarship within this special issue. Kiguwa elaborates on the major contributions of Ratele's line of scholarship and corresponding activism, such as his challenges to binary conceptions and his conceptualization of African psychology as an orientation that serves a larger project of producing knowledge relevant to the African people being theorized.…”

“…Kiguwa elaborates on the major contributions of Ratele’s line of scholarship and corresponding activism, such as his challenges to binary conceptions and his conceptualization of African psychology as an orientation that serves a larger project of producing knowledge relevant to the African people being theorized. Kiguwa’s (2023) article frames this discussion through two themes in Ratele’s scholarship: (a) culture and tradition and (b) Black interiority. This article offers insights into relationships between theory and possibilities for emancipatory social practices, including reflections on how Ratele’s work informs our understanding of how to best respond to an anti-Black world.…”