Africans from colonialism and racism. It promoted a growing sense in black identity and achievement. The Pan-Africanist movement had two main characters‚ namely W.E.B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey. Movements of Pan-Africanism were the Harlem Renaissance‚ Negritude and Rastafarianism. Pan-Africanism sparked Nationalist movements worldwide. W.E.B Du Bois wrote 20 books on Black culture and history. He formed the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People) and he organised the first two
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political science‚ 10(3)‚ 216. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2009501?uid=3739368&uid=2134&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21102077566857 . Kesteloot‚ L. 1991. Black Writers in French: a Literary History of Negritude. Washington D.C.: Howards University Press. Okoth‚ A. 2006. A History of Africa. Kenya: East African Educational Publishers Ltd.
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1. (c.) Psychoanalytic Criticism Psychoanalytic Criticism was first mooted by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. It deals with the mind of the author at the time of writing hence the “psycho” aspect of it. The text is seen as a dream and the readers unravel the mysteries of the dram as they read and endeavor to gain understanding of the text. In this theory‚ the author’s mind‚ the impact of the text on the reader and the third character are of paramount importance. This theory came from psychology
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CARIBBEAN FEMINIST THOUGHT The issues concerning women in the Caribbean were seriously brought to the fore in the 1960’s -70’s. This came out of women’s movement in the USA where issues of racial and social equality were brought to the forefront of political policies and social concerns. Barbara Bush and Lucille Mathurin-Mair were early pioneers of women’s movements. They argued for women to have a place in history and more specifically in the slave society and resistance movement. Other historians
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birth of the "Negritude‚" African authors began to write in French or in English. Since the 1960’s quantitative and qualitative changes could be observed in the field of publication in both Francophone and Anglophone states. The main objective of the present work is to give an overview of the origin and the role of griots in the African society‚ the different components of the oral tradition‚ and the major trends in the development of African literature. The study of the Negritude movement encompasses
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Women feared pregnancy and birth during the Antebellum era‚ contrary to the belief women hold in the twenty-first century. The physicians in the Antebellum South knew little regarding female reproductive health‚ and their ignorance resulted in many complications: puerperal fever‚ inability to breastfeed‚ and prolapse uterus. The fear was not only caused by after birth plights; slaveowners disregarded pregnancy and birth‚ heightening the previous fear. Owners forced slaves to work while pregnant and
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Discuss the relationship between Modernity and Tradition in French-Caribbean Creole culture In order to address the question‚ we should first fully understand the terms modernity and Creole culture and then analyse how the two intertwine‚ and then decipher to what extent there is a relationship. The definition of Modernity used in this essay will be that modernity is’ the quality of being current or of the present’. Whereas for Creole culture we have more difficulty‚ Creole culture can be the people
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“plays …. The part of the slave‚ ape or puppet”. There are others who rebel against Eurocentricity and western domination. This approach was manifested in the concept of Pan-Africanism which found expression in many diverse forms. Two of these – Negritude and Afrocentricity will be discussed here. In contemporary times‚ these ideas form the inspiration for those who are now trying to reclaim the human rights
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6.08 Revolutions Module Project Name: Avianna Walden Teacher: Ms. Cawanzia Hughes What to do? You explored many events in this module such as movements of independence and reform. The lessons included revolutions‚ new ways of thinking‚ and examples of imperialism. Use this knowledge to create an illustrated timeline that highlights five of these events. 1. Latin American Independence Haitian Revolution The Haitian Revolution was a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue‚ which
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LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN LITERATURE THE BEGINNINGS OF AFRICAN LITERATURE The first African literature is circa 2300-2100‚ when ancient Egyptians begin using burial texts to accompany their dead. These include the first written accounts of creation - the Memphite Declaration of Deities. Not only that‚ but ’papyrus ’‚ from which we originate our word for paper‚ was invented by the Egyptians‚ and writing flourished. In contrast‚ Sub-Saharan Africa feature a vibrant and varied oral
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