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Number 7, 2003, Palara Editors
Number 7, 2003, Palara Editors
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
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Lugha Ya Taifa Kiswahili, Pan-Africanism, And Nationalism In Tanzania And The United States, Lessie Burnita Tate
Lugha Ya Taifa Kiswahili, Pan-Africanism, And Nationalism In Tanzania And The United States, Lessie Burnita Tate
Theses (Pre-2016)
The historical common elements in Tanzania and African American culture serve as links that uncover the connection between these two groups of people through time and space in this thesis. Elements of Tanzanian nationalism in African American black cultural nationalism are links that attest to the significance of this African! African American twentieth century relationship. A most obvious link between Tanzania and African Americans is language. The appearance of Kiswahili as a non-ethnic African language allowed this language to be instrumental in facilitating nationalism in Tanzania, and later surfacing in the African American community as its' unofficial adopted African language. …
Experience West African Drumming: A Study Of West African Dance-Drumming And Women Drummers, Leslie Marie Mullins
Experience West African Drumming: A Study Of West African Dance-Drumming And Women Drummers, Leslie Marie Mullins
African Diaspora ISPs
Drums have been a vital part of African traditions and celebrations for thousands of years. They play an immense role in Africa's rich oral history. Through the drum, the joys sorrows and every day passages of an entire people are documented, celebrated and mourned. The Djembe is a Guinean drum that is played throughout Africa. The Djembe along with other instruments are used to play Drum-dance songs during festivals and seasonal celebrations. Unfortunately, women are seldom included in these events. As a woman of African descent, I chose to learn how to play the Djembe and researched its history and …
The Pursuit Of Development In Ghana, Jessamyn Mayher
The Pursuit Of Development In Ghana, Jessamyn Mayher
African Diaspora ISPs
Drawing on research from primary and secondary sources, in four major sections, this paper examines the evolution of development as a concept, the meaning of development according to commonplace western institutional perception, the meaning of development according to local perceptions of Ghanaian university students, and a critique of the contrast through the overlaps and gaps in definition and language. In conclusion, this study has shown that imperialism is playing a noticeable role in the perception of the meaning of development including the indications of and the path to such a state for Ghanaian society.
Education For Liberation: Ghana's Move From Western To Appropriate Education System, Ama Mansa Awotwi
Education For Liberation: Ghana's Move From Western To Appropriate Education System, Ama Mansa Awotwi
African Diaspora ISPs
A western based education system that is used throughout Ghana's school system. Education is defined then the study looks at the education system and evaluates whether or not it is successfully educating students based on this definition. Observations are made, interviews carried out and surveys filled in order to gain an understanding of what Ghanaians know about their culture and themselves. People are in need of more knowledge about the society and the education system is one place where that information can be imparted. Suggestions are made for new teaching methods that can be used inside and outside of the …
Choose Ye This Day!!! A Study Surrounding The Dialogue That Concerns The Use Of Traditional Herbal Medicine Versus Modern Scientific Medicine In Ghana., Tina M. Andrews
Choose Ye This Day!!! A Study Surrounding The Dialogue That Concerns The Use Of Traditional Herbal Medicine Versus Modern Scientific Medicine In Ghana., Tina M. Andrews
African Diaspora ISPs
Malaria is one of the leading illnesses and causes of death in Ghana and many West African countries. This virus, though curable, has proven itself to be detrimental to many. Everyday precautions and curative measures, such as insect repellants, mosquito coils, mosquito netting, daily or weekly anti-malarial drugs and the like are used to increase comfort and most importantly sustain life. This particular study was not only comprised to demonstrate the various treatments and cures available, but dares to look at the options of people that may or may not have the resources to obtain the aforementioned preventive measures. I …
There Is No Word For Cousin: Understanding Ghanaian Homelessness From An American Context, Kenneth Hutchinson
There Is No Word For Cousin: Understanding Ghanaian Homelessness From An American Context, Kenneth Hutchinson
African Diaspora ISPs
This paper serves as an investigation into the Ghanaian society and culture in efforts to understand and explain notions of homelessness. Using my previous research on family homelessness in San Francisco, California as a general frame work and example of American homelessness, this paper juxtaposes the American concept of homelessness with the Ghanaian concept. Information gathered from institutions, people and professionals is used to extract and explain some important themes that help us to better understanding the problem of homelessness in Ghana: Its meanings forms and treatment.
Vol. 24, No. 04 (February 10, 2003)
Ritual And Roles For Women In Werewere Liking's L'Amour-Cent-Vies., Ann Elizabeth Willey
Ritual And Roles For Women In Werewere Liking's L'Amour-Cent-Vies., Ann Elizabeth Willey
Faculty and Staff Scholarship
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