African literacies : ideologies, scripts, education / edited by Kasper Juffermans, Yonas Mesfun Asfaha and Ashraf Abdelhay.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Juffermans, Kasper, editor.

Yonas Mesfun Asfaha, editor.

Abdelhay, Ashraf, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy--Africa.

Literacy.

Multilingualism--Africa.

Multilingualism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Africa is often depicted as the continent with the lowest literacy rates in the world. Moving beyond this essentialising representation, this volume explores African literacies within their complex and diverse multilingual and multiscriptal histories and contexts of use. The chapters examine contexts from the Maghreb to Mozambique and from Senegambia to the Horn of Africa and critically analyse multiple literacy genres and practices - from ancient manuscripts to instant messaging - in relatio...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CONTRIBUTORS; CONTENTS INDEX; LANGUAGES AND SCRIPTS INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 15, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6826-4

OCLC:

892969053