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Full-Text Articles in African Languages and Societies
Art And Symbolism In Ewe Religion: Ritual Objects Of The Yewe And Tro Mami Worship In Klikor, Ghana, Coleen Wright
Art And Symbolism In Ewe Religion: Ritual Objects Of The Yewe And Tro Mami Worship In Klikor, Ghana, Coleen Wright
African Diaspora ISPs
This project investigated the symbolism represented through art in the Yewe and Tro Mami Worship in Klikor, Ghana. The research questions were what are the symbols expressed through art of the two religions and how do these symbols serve the religions. In order to do this I conducted informal interviewing, participant and non participant observations on several different occasions. Through this I was able to learn about the various relics and the function that they play in worship. The material I collected suggests that art symbolism play a vital role in religion.
Product Of The Past: An Examination Of Ashanti And Dagari Proverbs As A Means Of Exploring The Cultural And Societal Effects Of The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade On The Dagaaba People And The Ashanti People, Melanie Kawano
African Diaspora ISPs
An examination of Asante and Dagari proverbs was conducted to see if the different role of the Dagaaba and Ashanti peoples in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade affected each respective society. Proverbs, culturally embedded statements, are derived from common experiences of the people and drawn from the whole of society. Therefore they capture and reflect each aspect of society as well. Thus proverbs are an ideal means of exploring the complex and sensitive issue of how the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade affected the people and vice versa. It was hypothesized that there would be proverbial differences in several categories: War and courage, …
Word And Image: A Synthesis Of Twi Proverbs And Photographs, Mana Borenstine
Word And Image: A Synthesis Of Twi Proverbs And Photographs, Mana Borenstine
African Diaspora ISPs
Word and Image: A Synthesis of Twi Proverbs and Photographs intended to give background on the final product of an independent study project, a photographic essay combined with Twi proverbs. This paper briefly describes the product. There is a discussion of proverbs and photographs as methods of communication. Some information about the functions of proverbs is included, as well as a list of proverbs, in both Twi and English, not used in the final product.
Under The Tongue By Yvonne Vera, Pamela J. Olúbùnmi Smith
Under The Tongue By Yvonne Vera, Pamela J. Olúbùnmi Smith
Goodrich Scholarship Faculty Publications
"Grandmother says it is sometimes good to forget, to bury the heavy things of now, the things which cannot be remembered without death becoming better than life." But survival lies in the speaking of silence, in the silence of voices beaten and lost, in the silence of "the many words a woman must swallow before she can learn to speak her sorrow and be heard," in the silence of grandmothers, mothers, and daughters.
Book Announcement: Women, Art And Geometry In Southern Africa, By Paulus Gerdes
Book Announcement: Women, Art And Geometry In Southern Africa, By Paulus Gerdes
Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal
No abstract provided.
Africa: An Integrated Curriculum Unit, Grades 2-4, Institute For The Development Of Gifted Education, Ricks Center For Gifted Children, University Of Denver
Africa: An Integrated Curriculum Unit, Grades 2-4, Institute For The Development Of Gifted Education, Ricks Center For Gifted Children, University Of Denver
Ricks Curriculum Units Series
An integrated curriculum is an instructional approach that connects the disciplines to an underlying theme or topic. Immersing students in an integrated-thematic unit provides the backdrop for experiences to occur across the disciplines. Shaping coursework around integrated themes is especially appropriate for gifted students, however using an integrated-thematic curriculum is appropriate for all learners as it develops students' abilities to make connections, to solve problems by looking at multiple perspectives, and to integrate information from different fields of experience. An integrated-thematic curriculum permits students to be active participants in their own learning as they design their own explorations and take …
Le Héros Sonyien À La Croisée Des Principes Sartriens Et Nietzschéens, Kasongo Mulenda Kapanga
Le Héros Sonyien À La Croisée Des Principes Sartriens Et Nietzschéens, Kasongo Mulenda Kapanga
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Faculty Publications
Sony Labou Tansi s'est créé une réputation de maître de la parole mordante par sa dénonciation des pouvoirs abusifs de l'ère postcoloniale. Que ce soit dans le théâtre ou dans le roman, «l'enfant prodige de Brazza» use d'une verve castigatrice et d'un style incendiaire qui lui ont valu dans les lettres francophones africaines une réputation de censeur. Même si on mettait cette agressivité verbale au compte de l'afropessimisme, le malaise que la pléthore d'écrivains africains ont décrié, il se profile dans la floraison langagière de Sony une tension entre deux modes de pensée et deux philosophies complémentaires. II y a, …
Review Of Congo-Meuse By Celibeco, Kasongo Mulenda Kapanga
Review Of Congo-Meuse By Celibeco, Kasongo Mulenda Kapanga
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Faculty Publications
Congo-Meuse est une revue des lettres belges et congolaises francophones, organe d'expression du CELIBECO (Centre d'études des littératures belge et congolaise de langue française) dont le siège est à Mbuji-Mayi, en République démocratique du Congo. Dans cette parution inaugurale, la revue nous présente la direction de cette recherche qui se donne pour objectif de relier les deux rives, lointaines certes, mais étroitement liées par l'histoire. La distance sera aisément surmontée par l'élégante girafe, symbole de la revue. Cette entreprise, bilatérale dans ses origines, jouit d'une collaboration internationale ne fût-ce que par la diversité des auteurs vivant aux quatre coins du …