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The purpose of this book is to show that the possession cult of Vimbuza presents itself as an oral genre which is part and parcel of African Oral Literature. The ethnolinguistic study which we undertake will permit us to catch a glimpse of its whole complexity. The analysis has a bearing on four principal aspects. Historical developments: a certain number of facts concerning the birth of possession among the Tumbuka; possession: the study attempts to show how the cult articulates itself with its beliefs and the use of divination; the social role: analysis of social functions; the style: an analysis of the linguistic procedures which are characteristic of Vimbuza songs. The presence of rhetorical figures would confirm that we are talking about an oral literary genre.
Zunächst wäre zu klären, wo der Begriff "Graphic Novel" herkommt, welche Funktion er in einer groß angelegten Imagekampagne für den Comic hat und welche Kritik man an ihm üben kann. Dies geschieht anhand von ausgewählten Beispielen aus dem aktuellen Diskurs über "Graphic Novels", wie er von Comicschaffenden, Comicverlagen, VertreterInnen des Buchhandels und dem Feuilleton geführt und von der Comicforschung reflektiert wird. Vor allem soll in diesem Aufsatz jedoch der Versuch unternommen werden, den Begriff Graphic Novel, der nun einmal unleugbar da ist und eine gewisse Popularität genießt, probeweise einmal ernstzunehmen, statt bloß seine Schwächen zu kritisieren und ihn abzulehnen. Es kann ausnahmsweise durchaus produktiv sein, sich zu fragen, wie der möglicherweise leere Begriff sinnvoll gefüllt werden kann.
In a country like Namibia, where few academics often have to cover a subject in all its aspects, the scope of research necessarily has to be wide. In the case of the one honoured with this Festschrift, Hans-Volker Joachim Gretschel, these areas cover the German language and literature, comparative literature, translation, as well as didactics and lexicography. In this book his colleagues, friends and companions address all of these issues. Nonetheless this is not a random potpourri but one united by the relevance for the development of Namibia. The reader can look forward to noteworthy articles showing the way for German and German Studies in Southern Africa.
Was Nyakeera my Father
(2014)
Eavesdropping on his parents, James Kirika, a fifteen-year-old teenager, hears a conversation that suggests that he is not the biological son of the man he calls 'Father'. This realisation sends him into a tortured search for the man who brought him into this world. Things get complicated when the chief source of information, his old and hallucinating grandmother, gives him a fuzzy lead. Does he ever find out the truth?
The primary objective of What on Earth is a Ruling Party in a Multiparty Democracy? is to provoke thought and thereby stimulate debate. To this end, provocatively, this collection of topical issues ranges from 'The place of the miniskirt in sociocultural development' to 'Which citizen in Zambia should not take part in (partisan) politics?' The Author, Mubanga E Kashoki, is a Professor of African Languages at the institute of Economic and Social Research in the University of Zambia.
This book addresses itself to mobilisation and involvement of rural people in development projects. It describes an imperfect but, nonetheless, exciting and thought-provoking exercise that drew social science researchers and students from four public universities in Kenya into an experiment in participatory research, community education and development in two locations. The experiment was grounded on the assumptions that the people of Kenya are a primary resource and that given proper roles and contribution of planners, researchers and programme implementers, self-sustainable development can become a reality. The contributors of this book have focused on the potential of the university to facilitate participation of the people in development. They have given specific suggestions on how this might be accomplished.
Three years after the advent of Zimbabwe's Inclusive Government in February 2009, the country still awaits the elections that people hope will lead to a more enduring political settlement. Zimbabwe: Mired in Transition reviews the experience of recent years assesses the progress that has been made. What is the public mood, and how has it changed? What steps have been taken to reform the media? How important is a new constitution. Although the economy has stabilised to some extent with the adoption of a multi-currency regime, industrial and agricultural production are depressed, and investment inflows are limited; what spaces exist for fiscal reform? Are local authority structures and the state bureaucracy equipped to handle the tasks that will ne asked of them? In terms of two important areas, the book extends its analysis further back than 2009. First, is the issue of emigration. Estimates of the number of Zimbabweans in the diaspora range from three to four million; what impact us this having on national development, and to what extent might the trend of migration be reversed? The second concerns young people, the chapter on which concludes: 'We already have a 'lost generation' - those who were once called the 'born frees'. Unless positive changes are made, we will still have another'. This collection of eleven essays examines in detail some of the pressing questions which Zimbabweans must ask as they chart a way forward.
Vom 31. Mai bis 2. Juni 2012 fand an der Universität Hildesheim unter dem Motto Zur Sprache.kɔm die 39. Jahrestagung des Fachverbandes Deutsch als Fremdsprache statt. Organisiert wurde sie zusammen mit dem Verband vom Institut für deutsche Sprache und Literatur und vom Institut für interkulturelle Kommunikation.
Die Themenschwerpunkte akzentuierten je unterschiedliche Aspekte des Lernens und Lehrens von Deutsch als fremder oder zweiter Sprache: Im Themenschwerpunkt (1) Sprachlernwege wurden Lernprozesse und -erfahrungen aus der Lernerperspektive sowie Konzepte durchgängiger Sprachförderung thematisch. Mit dem Themenschwerpunkt (2) Authentische Kommunikation rückte die Diskussion um die angemessene Auswahl und Bearbeitung von Lern- und Forschungsgegenständen bei der Bearbeitung interkultureller Kommunikation ins Zentrum. Über Verfahren des Unterrichtens und Lernens diskutierten die Teilnehmer/-innen des Themenschwerpunkts (3) Kreative Methoden. Der Themenschwerpunkt (4) Professionalisierung widmete sich neuen Konzepten der Aus- und Weiterbildung von Lehrenden im Bereich DaF und DaZ.::