interdependence philosophy of ubuntu, ‘I am because we are’ - originating from Bantu and Xhosa traditions and later popularised by Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela Mentions “Everyone and everything connects” ➡ “People did not define themselves in terms of their individuality, but in terms of group affiliation. Basic to their thinking and knowing was mutuality, not separateness.” (Mel, 2002, p. 3, as cited in Eggins and Papoutsaki, 2016) References Thomas, V., Eggins, J., & Papoutsaki, E. (2016). Relational Accountability in Indigenizing Visual Research for Participatory Communication. Sage Open, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015626493 ...