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African Traditional Oral Literature and Visual Cultures as Pedagogical Tools in Diverse Classroom Contexts (Hardcover)
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African Traditional Oral Literature and Visual Cultures as Pedagogical Tools in Diverse Classroom Contexts (Hardcover)
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This book, the second in the series, is a distinct exploration of
how educational policy makers, curriculum developers, educators,
learners and social activists can utilize the hitherto untapped
rich resource of African traditional oral literature and visual
cultures. These are epistemological reservoirs and invaluable
pedagogical tools in the delivery of content in the classrooms of
the present global village, most of whom contain diverse student
populations from varying backgrounds. The content of the book is
thus designed to help expand educators' repertoire of understanding
beyond the hitherto "conventional wisdom", most of which are either
outdated or are colonial impositions on former colonial entities.
Our motivation for pulling together this anthology was due to the
fact scholars, educators and educational policy makers have
hitherto paid little attention to the epistemological and
pedagogical value of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge systems
(TIKS). Our objective has been largely achieved by this anthology
in the sense that the research perspectives of the contributors to
this effort have enhanced the hitherto limited exposure and
knowledge about traditional oral literature and visual cultures in
Africa. The torch that has been lighted from this endeavor
heightens the epistemological and pedagogical implications of TIKS.
In launching this book, we are extending a clarion call to
researchers and disciples of Indigenous Knowledge systems in Africa
and elsewhere to seize this opportunity and interest generated by
this endeavor to undertake more studies in this area. Our current
efforts were focused mainly on Africa TIKS systems, but we strongly
believe that there are similar and equally powerful and important
TIKS systems in other parts of the world, Asia, the Far East,
Central and Southern America as well as the Caribbean that are
longing for exploration and exposition. It is therefore our fervent
hope that exploration and dissemination of knowledge in this field
will continue with the flame lighted from this endeavor. We believe
that these efforts will greatly enhance awareness an otherwise
neglected and almost forgotten, but important aspects of knowledge
creation and dissemination, especially about traditional and
hitherto unwritten histories and knowledge systems around the
world. These undertakings will help to broaden the
conceptualization of what constitutes global knowledge within the
current reality of globalization.
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