Essays about: "African literature"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 173 essays containing the words African literature.

1. 6. African Women and Storytelling : Unveiling the Power of Narrative to Shape Collective Imaginary

   University essay from

   Author : Clelia Vegezzi; [2023]
   Keywords : African Women; Women; Black Women; Storytelling; stories; Collective Imaginaries; Characters; Novels; INGOs; Noviolet Bulawayo; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie;

   Abstract : During my eight years of work in the communication department of an NGO based in Kampala I have undetaken several workshops organized by istitutional donors, such as USAID, on how to write what the aid sector calls stories of change.  Puzzled by the information and skills obtained in such context and the stories I have encounter and wrote during my job from one side, and on the other side acknowledging how novels helped me to navigate my feeling of disorientation while living and experiencing the Ugandan context; I have decided to embark in this research to better understand where the stories produced by INGOs and the contemporary literature differentiate. READ MORE

3. 7. Disrupting Dominant Discourses: : Hybridity in Jane Eyre and Get Out

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Nimrod Numan; [2023]
   Keywords : Jane Eyre; Get Out; Dominant discourses; Othering; Gothic; Hybridity; Double Consciousness; White Privilege; Racial Performance; Visual metaphor.;

   Abstract : This study examines the theme of hybridity in Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre and Jordan Peele’s film Get Out. Both the narrative text in the novel and the script with visual elements of the film use the concept of hybridity through Gothic motifs: a mad non-white woman in the attic in Jane Eyre and a psychological place in Get Out, where members of a white family hypnotise black people in order to exploit their physical capabilities. READ MORE

4. 8. A Policy Analysis on Command Agriculture: An Attempt to Revamp Agricultural Production in Zimbabwe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Emma Söderberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Zimbabwe; Command Agriculture; Agricultural Production; Policy Analysis; Extractive Institutions; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Once the breadbasket of Southern Africa, Zimbabwe has undergone a radical transformation. Agriculture provides employment and income for the majority of the population in Zimbabwe. READ MORE

5. 9. Between Africa and the South of Sweden – Challenges faced by small businesses importing African products in Malmö and Lund

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Karin Wennberg; [2023]
   Keywords : EU-Africa trade; Technical barriers to trade; Phytosanitary and sanitary requirements; African businesses; Afroshops; Import process; Export capacities; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : International trade has been put forth by the EU as Africa’s most significant opportunity for economic development. Yet, challenges for African exports to the EU persist. This bachelor’s thesis explores the challenges faced by small businesses importing African products in Malmö and Lund, Sweden. READ MORE

6. 10. Is Stand-up Comedy a Potential Tool for Social Change? : An Analysis of Stand-up Comedian Dave Chappelle

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Aryan Karim; [2023]
   Keywords : stand-up; comedy; empowerment; awareness; humor; Chappelle; comedy; intersectionality; representation; social change;

   Abstract : This degree project aims to research if stand-up comedy has the potential to be a tool for social change, in terms of awareness-building and empowerment. It also researches if a specific comedian can be a voice and representation for multiple social movements. READ MORE