Africa On The Move Shifting Identities Histories Boundaries
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Africa On The Move Shifting Identities Histories Boundaries
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Author : Hana Horáková
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag
Release Date : 2020-01-01
Africa On The Move Shifting Identities Histories Boundaries written by Hana Horáková and has been published by LIT Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-01 with Political Science categories.
Africa is on the move. New geopolitical constellations have prompted individuals and groups to escape war, authoritarian regimes, environmental crises, and poverty. This has led to multiple migration patterns and complex mobilities of African people within and outside of Africa. This volume demonstrates that there is no unifying way to conceptualise the multiple nature of African mobilities. Some authors have conceptualised mobility on a metaphorical level while others provide analyses along spatial movement. This volume offers a vast portrayal of the diversity, innovation and richness of African mobile experiences through geographical, linguistic and socio-political domains. Providing nuanced and complex analyses offered by African Studies scholars of various disciplines, this book aims to contribute to new insights into African mobile experiences and to a repositioning of how Africa is represented globally.
Polygamous Ways Of Life Past And Present In Africa And Europe Polygame Lebensweisen In Vergangenheit Und Gegenwart In Afrika Und Europa
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Author : Henry Kam Kah
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2020
Polygamous Ways Of Life Past And Present In Africa And Europe Polygame Lebensweisen In Vergangenheit Und Gegenwart In Afrika Und Europa written by Henry Kam Kah and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Polygamy categories.
Polygamy is a very complex phenomenon with a long tradition in Africa, but also in Europe. The anthology will contribute to the objectification of the discussion by portraying the variety of polygamous lifestyles showing the interconnections of family structure, social and economic conditions, cultural representations (especially in fictive writing and oral tradition), spiritual meaning and religious legitimation of this way of life between traditional belief, Christianity and Islam. Case studies from different countries in Africa south of the Sahara will be added by historic examples since antiquity in Europe up to the discussion in present times.
Migrant Spirituality
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Author : Dorris van Gaal
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag
Release Date : 2021-01-07
Migrant Spirituality written by Dorris van Gaal and has been published by LIT Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-07 with Social Science categories.
Migrant Spirituality makes visible the migration stories of African-born migrants to the USA, analyzes their experiences, and appreciates them as a source for theological reflection. The correlation of these narratives with John of the Cross' narrative of The Dark Night reveals that the dynamic between the concepts of vulnerability, spiritual humility, and God's transformative agency is central to understanding the spiritual dimension of the process of transformation in both narratives. Dorris van Gaal studied theology at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. She works in religious education and teaches at Loyola and Notre Dame of Maryland in Baltimore, MD. Her research interests are in Migration Theology, Spirituality, and World Christianity.
Religiosity On University Campuses In Africa
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Author : Abdoulaye Sounaye
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag
Release Date : 2023-08-29
Religiosity On University Campuses In Africa written by Abdoulaye Sounaye and has been published by LIT Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-29 with Social Science categories.
This volume examines religiosity on university campuses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on both individuals and organized groups, the contributions open a window onto how religion becomes a factor, affects social interactions, is experienced and mobilized by various actors. It brings together case studies from various disciplinary backgrounds (anthropology, sociology, history, religious studies, literature) and theoretical orientations to illustrate the significance of religiosity in recent developments on university campuses. It pays a particular attention to religion-informed activism and contributes a fresh analysis of processes that are shaping both the experience of being student and the university campus as a moral space. Last but not least, it sheds light onto the ways in which the campus becomes a site of a reformulation of both religiosity and sociality.
Namibian Czechs
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Author : Katerina Mildnerová
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2020
Namibian Czechs written by Katerina Mildnerová and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Social Science categories.
The book focuses on the history and identity of Namibian Czechs, originally a group of prominent child war refugees admitted by the Czechoslovak government in 1985 for education as an expression of international solidarity assistance to SWAPO liberation movement. The educational project with elements of social engineering was interrupted in 1991 due to political changes in both countries. The relocation of the children to Namibia had a dramatic impact on their future lives. Namibian Czechs never fully integrated into Namibian society, moreover they proudly proclaim their belonging to Czechness.
Emotional Transitions In Contemporary Afrodiasporic Women S Writing
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Author : Ángela Suárez-Rodríguez
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-12-15
Emotional Transitions In Contemporary Afrodiasporic Women S Writing written by Ángela Suárez-Rodríguez and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book is an in-depth study of the category "stranger" as represented in four contemporary Afrodiasporic novels of female authorship: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah, Sefi Atta’s A Bit of Difference, NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names and Imbolo Mbue’s Behold the Dreamers. Examined from an interdisciplinary perspective that brings together different approaches to the figure of the stranger and Affect Theory, the plurality of experiences of estrangement, disorientation and unbelonging portrayed in these texts allows expansion upon Sara Ahmed’s investigation of "stranger fetishism" in her title Strange Encounters: Embodied Others in Post-coloniality (2000) and, in so doing, contributes to the recent call for a more nuanced understanding of the idea of "stranger". In particular, the critical and comparative study of the different migration experiences of the protagonists reveals that, within the framework of the contemporary African diaspora to the West, "strange(r)ness" is a situated, embodied and emotional condition that depends on the politics of location and of identity from which it emerges. This book will particularly appeal to scholars and students in the fields of Postcolonial Studies, African Diaspora Studies and Black Women’s Literature, and will also be suitable for students at graduate and advanced undergraduate levels in English Studies.
The Ambiguity Of English As A Lingua Franca
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Author : Stephanie Rudwick
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-08-29
The Ambiguity Of English As A Lingua Franca written by Stephanie Rudwick and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Grounded in ethnography, this monograph explores the ambiguity of English as a lingua franca by focusing on identity politics of language and race in contemporary South Africa. The book adopts a multidisciplinary approach which highlights how ways of speaking English constructs identities in a multilingual context. Focusing primarily on isiZulu and Afrikaans speakers, it raises critical questions around power and ideology. The study draws from literature on English as a lingua franca, raciolinguistics, and the cultural politics of English and dialogues between these fields. It challenges long-held concepts underpinning existing research from the global North by highlighting how they do not transfer and apply to identity politics of language in South Africa. It sketches out how these struggles for belonging are reflected in marginalisation and empowerment and a vast range of local, global and glocal identity trajectories. Ultimately, it offers a first lens through which global scholarship on English as a lingua franca can be decolonised in terms of disciplinary limitations, geopolitical orientations and a focus on the politics of race that characterize the use of English as a lingua franca all over the world. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, World Englishes, ELF and African studies.
Aspects Of Sustainable Development In Ghana
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Author : Nathalie Homlong, Elisabeth Springler
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
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Aspects Of Sustainable Development In Ghana written by Nathalie Homlong, Elisabeth Springler and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Ghana is often seen as a positive example of economic and political progress in Africa, particularly in democratic and economic development. However, it also faces significant challenges, including a debt crisis, currency depreciation, and environmental issues. With contributions from experts in economics, economic geography, management, anthropology and other academic fields from Ghana, Austria, and Norway, this book provides a comprehensive insight into the country’s economic, social, and environmental dynamics.
Moving Pictures Migrating Identities
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Author : Eva Rueschmann
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2003
Moving Pictures Migrating Identities written by Eva Rueschmann and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Emigration and immigration in motion pictures categories.
Being And Becoming
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Author : Ukpokolo, Chinyere
language : en
Publisher: Spears Media Press
Release Date : 2016-02-27
Being And Becoming written by Ukpokolo, Chinyere and has been published by Spears Media Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-27 with Social Science categories.
This book illuminates the complex and constantly shifting social and cultural dynamics that shape people's identity. Specifically, the volume focuses on the intersections of gender with, culture and identity, and at different historical epochs; on the way men and women define themselves and are defined by diverse peoples and cultures across time and space in sub-Saharan Africa. The discussions presented in this anthology primarily focus on 'being' as 'a state' or 'condition', defined by sex identity, and how this identity shifts, and hence 'becoming', assuming diverse meanings in disparate societies, contexts, and time. The discourse, therefore, moves from how the perception of the self in cultural and historical contexts has informed actions and at some other times shaped interpretations given to historical facts, to how changing economic realities also shape the definitions and constructions of social and relational issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. The historical trajectories of Islamic religion, colonialism and Christian missionary activities in sub-Saharan Africa have shaped the worlds of the peoples of the region and impacted on gender relations.