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The Heroine’s Monomyth: A Study of Buchi Emecheta’s Kehinde
Nobel: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching, 2023 Classical and African myths and legends recognize and acknowledge male heroes. The male’s role as protector and keeper of the traditions and cultures of the society accords him the opportunity to embark on heroic journeys.
Portia Siaw Oppong +3 more
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Southern African Journal of Environmental Education, 2021 South African museums face multivalent, simultaneous crises. The MELD dialectical framework of critical realist philosophy can be used to explore potential for a deep reimagining of museum theory and practice that may generate a new, relational mode ...
Tom Jeffery
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African Literature in Translation: Towards Adopting a Minor Translation Theory [PDF]
Media and Intercultural Communication: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2023 Building on a comparative literary analysis of two translated African short stories, this article examines whether culture-specific metaphors and symbolisms effectively enrich the texture of a translated text or detract the reader from following the ...
Bethlehem Attfield
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Integrative Dialogue among Oral Genres Using the Example of Beninese Fairy Tales and Riddles [PDF]
Litinfinite, 2020 The term “Räthsel-Märchen” (Eng.: “Riddle fairy tale”) was first used by the Brothers Grimm in the first edition of “Kinder- und Hausmärchen” (Eng.: “Children’s and Household Tales”).
Sewanou Lanmadousselo
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A Non-Media-Centric Approach to Mediatization: Digital Orientations in the Lives of Football Fans
International Journal of Communication, 2021 In this article, we argue for the importance of a non-media-centric approach to mediatization. To do this, we develop a theoretical framework that combines Schulz’s influential work on the four dimensions of mediatization with novel insights from the ...
Michael Skey, Solomon Waliaula
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A philosophical interpretation of the significance of oral forms in I. Mabasa’s novel Mapenzi (1999)
Literator, 2008 The article critically analyses the use of Shona oral art forms in I. Mabasa’s novel “Mapenzi” (“Mad people”/“Foolish people”). It departs from the realisation that the writer identifies with Shona people’s oral experiences in the form of songs, “bembera”
D.E. Mutasa, I. Mutawi
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Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2014 Recent research in translation studies has underscored the role of translators as agents. This implies that a translator is not just a neutral conduit of a message from one language to another, but someone who is very much involved in the power ...
Awung, Felix
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Hip-hop, Identity, and Cultural Hybridity: An Exploration of Motswako as a Bicultural Phenomenon [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesSouth Africa is a linguistically and culturally diverse country. South African locals normally assimilate more than one culture, officially and unofficially.
Kgomotso Mothokhumo Ambitious Theledi +1 more
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Lingual, 2021 It is well established that immigration brings about fundamental changes and the immigrant faces significant challenges in the new culture. The present research uses Homi Bhabha’s critical theories of mimicry and ambivalence to determine the effects of ...
Alireza Sardari
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Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities, 2021 African literature has been dominated by male African writers. However, there are a number of female African writers who contributed to the literary landscape of the continent significantly.
Ashenafi Aboye
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