Essays about: "French colonialism"

Showing result 11 - 12 of 12 essays containing the words French colonialism.

  1. 11. Transatlantic Literary Triangle: The ‘Africanness’ of Writers of African Origin and Descent

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media; Lunds universitet/Litteraturvetenskap

    Author : Nwoalezea Patrick Nwoalezea; [2012]
    Keywords : LCM - Literature; Culture and Media; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Africa has suffered two traumatizing events in history that have helped shape the present day individual, be it on the continent or in the diaspora. First there was the transatlantic slave trade that spanned from the 15th century to the late 19th century and saw the inhuman and forceful transportation of Africans to plantations and homes in the Americas. READ MORE

  3. 12. Colonialism and its Sociolinguistic Effects : A Comparison between Language Attitudes in Tanzania and Algeria

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Anna-Cajsa Torkelsson; [2009]
    Keywords : attitudes to colonial language; comparison; Tanzania; Algeria;

    Abstract :   Most of the former African colonies achieved their independence in the 1960's. However, the language of the colonizer often keeps a firm grip on culture and society even today. The aim of this essay is to examine attitudes towards the colonial languages English and French in Tanzania and Algeria. READ MORE