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African Cultures, Memory and Space is an impeccable volume that powerfully grapples with a gamut of cultural heritage issues, challenges and problems from a vista of inter- and multi-disciplinary approach. The book, which is designed as a foundational text to the study of culture in ever-changing environments, makes an important argument that the dynamism of culture in highly globalised societies such as that of Zimbabwe can be studied from any perspective, but most importantly through careful examination of cultural elements such as memory, oral history and space, among others. While the book makes special reference to Zimbabwe, it profoundly and audaciously dissect and cut across different geographical and cultural spaces through its penetrating interrogation and scrutiny of different issues commonplace in many African contexts and even beyond. The book, written by scholars from different backgrounds and orientations, should appeal to scholars, researchers and students from various disciplines which include but not limited to Cultural Heritage Studies, Policy Studies, Social-Cultural Anthropology, Sociology, Development Studies and African Studies.
African land rights systems
(2014)
This book, from ethical, interdisciplinary, and African perspectives, unveils the root causes of the increasing land disputes. Its significance lies upon the effort of presenting a broad overview founded upon a critical analysis of the existing land-related disputes. It is a perspective that attempts to evaluate the renewed interest in evolving theories of land rights by raising questions that can help us to understand better differences underlying land ownership systems, conflict between customary and statutory land rights systems, and the politics of land reform. Other dimensions explored in the book include the market influence on land-grabbing and challenges accompanying trends of migration, resettlement, and integration. The methodology applied in the study provides a perspective that raises questions intended to identify areas of contention, dispute, and conflict. The study, which could also be categorized as a critical assessment of the African land rights systems, is intended to be a resource for scholars, activists, and organizations working to resolve land-related disputes.
With new integrative and indigenous approaches to literary affairs the focus of this volume is on the influence of tradition in African writing. Using the work of Chinua Achebe two scholars from outside Africa offer insight on oratorical devices in modern African fiction, two chapters follow which, by fusing traditional elements in transitional societies, illustrate the cultural awareness that touch on the exalted role of the artist in their communities. The post colonial rhetoric also continues with echoes of political commitment on modern poetry - town issues in the discourse of Africa's literary progress in the last decade. The growing concern for African youth development is at the heart of a dialogue with children's fiction writer Anezi Okoro. Two scholars of Africa orature have written on the birth songs of Cameroonian women performers and the riddle contents of youth artists from Nigerian in a manner which recognises the immediate relevance of this cherished but neglected part of African literary aesthetics.
The publication is the latest in the African Studies in Russia series of compilations and contains full articles and annotations of the most important - from the point of view of editors - works of Russian Africanists over a certain period. The authors work at the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). The present issue covers the years 2010 to 2013 and consists of two sections. The first section presents conceptual articles on Africa published in authoritative journals. The second section offers synopses of books by Russian authors on economics, cultural anthropology, social and political development, gender studies, and international relations of African countries. The main objective of the triennial series of compilations is to introduce new findings of Russian Africanists to interested foreign scholars who do not speak Russian.
After The Tears
(2014)
Busi is pregnant with Parks' baby. Her granny is sick, there is no money for food, and her mother is still in Jozi. Her friends are supportive, but they don't understand how lonely it feels to be pregnant while they are out partying. She knows she should forget Parks, but she can't. So when he sends her an SMS telling her to meet him she goes - only to find out that he is not alone. And so Busi's life becomes more complicated than she can ever imagine.
Ask the Stars
(2014)
In Ask the Stars, Titus Mutuiria remembers how at the age of ten he seemed to lead a normal life of sibling rivalry with Njorua, Antonnina and Sarah until some events from their past threaten to rewrite his life. Njorua and Antonnina learn that Mutumia Mutana, the mother they have always known is not their biological mother while Titus learns that Muthuri Mukaru is not the biological father of himself and Sarah. What follows is a gripping story of jealousy, fear, loyalty, friendship and love as the siblings grow and confront an array of challenges as the family forge solutions to the troubles that beset them. The story of young love between Titus and Joan and the actions of a lurking rapist in the village bring added dimensions to the story, showing that things are not always what they seem. Eventually, the teenagers and their parents must nurture a love that strengthens their family and that also brings sanity to the village.
Leitfrage des Reports war, wie die Betriebe mit den Herausfor-derungen umgehen, geeignete Bewerber für ihre Ausbildungsplätze zu finden. Hiermit verbunden ist implizit die Frage, ob sich bereits heute Anzeichen für größer werdende Schwierigkeiten bei der Re krutierung von Auszubildenden zeigen und entsprechender Handlungs-druck herrscht, und ob die Betriebe diese Veränderungen wahrnehmen und hierauf reagieren. Eine pauschale Antwort fällt nach Betrachtung der Auswertung des letztjährigen IAB-Betriebspanels schwer. Zwar blieb nach wie vor eine hohe Zahl an Ausbildungsplätzen unbesetzt und es klagen viele Betriebe über einen Mangel an geeigneten Bewerbern und Bewerbungen überhaupt. Zugleich gibt aber eine deutliche Mehrheit der Betriebe an, bei der Besetzung von Ausbil-dungsstellen zu keinerlei Kompromissen gezwungen gewesen zu sein, während Jugendliche ohne Schulabschluss in der Regel ohne Chance auf einen Ausbildungsplatz bleiben. Da in vielen Fällen zudem keine Daten aus der Vergangenheit vorliegen, kann nicht gesichert gesagt werden, ob eine Veränderung des betrieblichen Verhaltens vorliegt. Dass die Betriebe aber ten-denziell bereit sind auf ein verändertes Umfeld zu reagieren, zeigen obige Auswertungen. So sind etwa drei Viertel aller Ausbildungsbetriebe grundsätzlich bereit, auch Jugendliche mit schlechten schu-lischen Leistungeauszubilden; Voraussetzungen hierfür sind in der Regel ein guter Gesamteindruck bzw. ein vorher absolviertes Prakti-kum. Selbiges bietet die große Mehrheit der Betriebe auch an; auf diesem Weg kann der Betrieb einen fundierten Eindruck von dem Ju-gendlichen gewinnen, während dieser erste Erfahrungen in der Arbeitswelt sammeln kann. An Angeboten zur Berufsorientierung nehmen die Betriebe hingegen seltener teil. Dass die Betriebe den Ausbil-dungsabsolventen häufiger als in der Vergangenheit auch eine Über-nahme in den Betrieb ermöglichen, kann ebenfalls als Indiz für eine größere Sensibilität gegenüber den Folgen des demografischen Wandels und des damit verbundenen Arbeitskräfterückgangs gedeutet werden. Generell zeigt jedoch die Differenzierung nach Sektoren, dass sehr wohl spezifische Problemlagen bestehen, auf die auch spezifisch reagiert wird. So beklagt das Produzierende Gewerbe, in dem traditionell viel ausgebildet wird, bereits heute einen absoluten Mangel an Bewerbern, während in den Dienstleistungssektoren eher die Qualität der Bewerber bemängelt wird und die Betriebe entsprechend häufiger zu Kompromissen gezwungen sind. Hier sind allerdings, wie auch in den anderen Bereichen, weitere Faktoren wirksam, weshalb der genaue Blick auf die Daten und Ergebnisse ratsam ist, um vorschnelle Schlussfolgerungen zu vermeiden.
Beginning from an auteur standpoint, this book interrogates extant cinematic re-presentation of African and Nigerian postcolonial realities in Nollywood. It makes a case, using Kunle Afolayan's The Figurine, for a critical space-clearing gesture around the notion of a neo-Nollywood, which transcends the formulaic cinematic re-presentation of African and Nigeriam realities to embrace a visionary and philosophic rearticualtion of the role of filmmaking, and of Nollywood, in the Nigerian imagination. The Idea of neo-Nollywood, and a visionary director, therefore stands at the core of a cinematic production process that challenges, disturbs and stimulates perceptions of current and future African identities.
Maybe it was an error for crime reporter Maggie Cloete to ignore the call from the AIDS worker, before someone put four bullets in his chest. It is post-apartheid South Africa, at the turn of the century. But there is a threat to the country's new democracy: HIV/AIDS, which is met with fear and superstition. Now that fear has reached Pietermaritzburg and an AIDS activist is dead. Maggie's instincts are on red alert. Despite threats from politicians and gangsters, she learns too much about Balthasar's life and his work at the AIDS Mission to be distant and professional. She is deeply, and dangerously, involved. Balthasar's Gift continues the tradition of pacy, hard-boiled South African crime fiction.