Abstract
Post-colonial mentalities and narratives, strongly influenced by ideas such as the need to decolonize minds, reveal a deep imprint of the colonial legacy in the collective imagination. An analysis of the historical reasons behind the persistent stigmatization of Africa reveals a profound complexity. Thinkers such as Frantz Fanon and Amilcar Cabral have underlined the importance of this process of decolonizing the mind, pointing out that the colonial experience has profoundly affected both the colonizers and the colonized. In the context of current postcolonial academic debates, this conference will take stock of colonial narratives and perceptions that continue to resonate. The language used by both African and European leaders, writers and influencers testifies to a certain persistence in a vision that obscures the colonial legacy, illustrating how the latter still permeates contemporary discourse and interactions.
