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Showing 1 to 20 of 73 for “"African Culture"”.
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Guy Butler and South African culture
… at Guy Butler's theories about English South Africans and the English language. I have outlined his reputation as a critical thinker, poet and scholar, with a view to understanding the role he has played as an individual in South African cultural politics. I have also tried to trace some of …
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The Myth of African Culture in Islam
… themes and notions of cultural imperialism and African perceptions and responses to foreign influences, while at the same time explore traditional cultural patterns, cultural identity, and continuity within the context of an ethno-history. It further brings together and subsumes scholars and …
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African culture and its influence on the hymn
… study is to motivate cultural heritage amongst Africans, to despise the past in their musical ability and be self-!'reliant and original instead of imitating the Western musical systems entirely.
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The traumatic impact imposed by African culture on young ministers
The rejection of young pastors by African culture with the old people is a serious problem and a challenge that are affecting Mulenzhe and other area within Vhembe district. The aim of this research is to equip young pastors who are experiencing this rejection by rejection by old people is to help …
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Lutheran homiletics and Francophone African contexts : how to connect Lutheran orthodoxy with African culture
… practice and formation in Francophone African Lutheran church bodies, with the goal of formulating a theoretical framework for practice that is both orthodox Lutheran and authentically African. The research problem is two-fold. Sermons preached in Francophone African Lutheran …
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African Culture in the Global Marketplace: The Case of Folklore and Intellectual Property in Ghana
This study examines issues of power as they arise around the international regulation of intellectual property and, in particular, as they relate to the regulation of knowledge originating in Africa. Specifically, the study examines the power implications of the treatment of folklore as …
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Apprentissage de la conjugaison francaise et de la culture congolaise par la chanson de Franco Luambo Makiadi
… stories and song. The stories within a culture convey the dramatic role of language, for instance, a story of a hunter, a farmer, or fisherman. In society, there are many people who struggle to come to terms with French verbs. The problem of the French teacher is to find a natural way to …
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The tradition behind the tradition: Matriarchy and the contemporary women writers of Cameroon
… literary voice which originates from within African culture itself.
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The female fatale archetype in elechi amadi's the concubine and ferdinand oyono's hosueboy
… there from time immemorial especially in Western culture. It is a male construct that stereotypes women, thereby perpetuating male dominance. This study, using the qualitative method, looks at the representation of the femme fatale in Western culture and in African culture, focusing on the …
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The female fatale archetype in elechi amadi's the concubine and ferdinand oyono's hosueboy
… there from time immemorial especially in Western culture. It is a male construct that stereotypes women, thereby perpetuating male dominance. This study, using the qualitative method, looks at the representation of the femme fatale in Western culture and in African culture, focusing on the …
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The Ogbanje in Little Bee by Chris Cleave
… one of the most fundamental principles of West African culture. The repeated pre-natal, neo-natal, or early childhood deaths of the ogbanje-abiku render useless the aim of procreation. In the rare case that an ogbanje-abiku reaches adulthood, by prior pre-natal agreement with her spirit brothers …
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Power of the Southern melting pot: analysis of Joel Chandler Harris’s Uncle Remus as Southern folklore and cultural appropriation
… of cultural content appropriation of European, African, and Native American folklore. Harris specifically appropriates European and African folklore to further his own Post-Civil War psyche, attempting to preserve the ideal Southern past. Such preservation efforts are literally significant for …
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An analysis of the land issue as portrayed in selected novels by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
… a bone of contention between white settlers and Africans in Kenya and paying particular attention to how land appropriation affected African culture and tradition. It is hoped that at the end it should be clear that land has great significance to Africans, a fact borne out by several critics …
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An analysis of ukuthwasa as a component of oral literature in the 21st century
… investigates how oral literature has influenced African culture despite the challenges posed by the convergence and divergence of civilizations, languages, lifestyles, and environmental dynamics. Data were collected from ten participants who shared their frustrations with ukuthwasa, revealing …
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Factors affecting a decision on cadaveric organ donation in Black African families
Black Africans continue to be the group with low consent for cadaveric organ donation However, the number of African Black patients with organ malfunctioning or failure continues to rise. Feelings associated with death and the novelty of the concept of organ donation to Blacks hinder the process of …
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Africans in Louisiana: An Afrocentric Analysis of Southwest Louisiana’s Culture through the Lens of Spirituality
… dissertation demonstrates the Louisiana “Creole” culture from the Afrocentric perspective. This is unique as much of the research in the field has not been conducted from this perspective. It will specifically look at the language, food, music, dance, and spirituality of the southwest region of …
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A Contemporary Discussion about the Influence of African Art and Culture on European Art with an Emphasis on Miquel Barceló
… case when we look at the influence of much of African art on European art. This project is a personal account of a modern approach towards contemporary African art and its influences on the wider European art world. Through discovering the work of Spanish artist Miquel Barceló, we can see an …
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Machini Kubwa. Group Dancing, Politics, and Modernity in Umatengo, Tanzania
… practice. Challenging standing notions of static African culture, through an investigation of genre change this work shows the dynamic nature of rural musical life. It also investigates the complex relationship between local political action, local music, and the national stage. Finally, through …
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IN PURSUIT OF A BLACK IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICA: CULTURE, CLASS, AND GENDER IN WEDDING REALITY TV SHOWS, TV AUDIENCE COMMENTS, AND WEDDING SPEECHES
… hegemony, neoliberalism, post-feminism and African womanism, this study analyzes the representation of weddings in Our Perfect Wedding and Top Billing Weddings, two South African wedding reality television programs. In addition, the study examines the TV programs’ audience narratives in …
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(Re) Constructing the Subject: A Strategic Model for Acquisition of Africana Liberation Through Children's Books
Children of African descent gather information about the world from various sources such as school, television, toys, and books. This research focuses specifically on books as an educational tool. The dominant focus of this work is to evaluate the ideas communicated to black children in books. …
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