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Writing (as) Africans — French Fiction Between Empathy and Orientalism
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Oana Panaïté --- Department of French and Italian, United StatesThis article examines the impact colonial ideology and discursive practices have on French writing about Africa. I begin by examining the constitution and reiteration of a series of defining scenes such as the momentous departure for the African colonies and... -
Do ethnicity and sex-role ideology influence self-esteem among US and West-African young adults: An exploratory cross-cultural study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Adote Anum --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Charity S. Akotia --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Princess Akin-Olugbade --- Department of Psychology, GhanaWe explored ethnicity and sex-role ideology influences on self-esteem among young adults contrasting self-report data by university students from West-Africa (n = 144; females = 58.33%) and the United States (n = 57; females = 73.68%). The students (N =... -
Ethical ideology and fraud rationalization among future accountants in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Collins Sankay Oboh --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Peter Sproat --- TaxWatch, United KingdomThis study examines the effect of ethical ideology on fraud rationalization among future accountants in Nigeria. Specifically, it investigates whether being a moral idealist or moral relativist influences the ability of future accountants to rationalize fraud. The study collected data... -
Ethnic community languages in contemporary social media advertisements in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Emmanuel Ilonga --- Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE), TanzaniaA speech community’s expectation is to see its language develop. However, such an imaginative prospect may not materialise due to the asymmetrical power dynamics between influential and less influential speech communities. Consequently, less influential societies are forced to depend on... -
Philosophical and ideological intertextual resonances in OK Matsepe and Vonani Bila’s selected poems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nelson Ratau --- University of Mpumalanga, South Africa James Seanego --- University of Limpopo, South AfricaThis article explores the philosophical and ideological intertextual resonances between OK Matsepe’s Ge wa ditšhila ka moka re ka o hlaswa and Vonani Bila’s The Toilet Cleaner at OR Tambo Airport. It argues that the two poems share thematic, ideological,...