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"The authors in this inspiring volume focus on the socially
transformative potential narrative has to shape understandings of
albinism in Africa. Scholars and activists, they reflect on how
traditional beliefs, literary fiction, radio, music, photography,
film and the arts can bring about social change, and also educate
publics about albinism." (Carli Coetzee, Editor, Journal of African
Cultural Studies) "Highly intriguing and skillfully nuanced, this
book evaluates several methods of advocacy on behalf of people with
albinism from Africa, who often face stigma and physical attacks.
The result is a rich commentary on what has worked, what didn't and
why. This is recommended reading for anyone engaging in advocacy
for any marginalized group in parts of Africa and elsewhere."
(Ikponwosa Ero, Former UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of
human rights by persons with albinism) The challenges currently
faced by people with albinism in many African countries are
increasingly becoming a focus of African writers, storytellers,
artists and filmmakers across the continent. At the same time, a
growing number of advocates and activists are taking account of the
power of cultural representation and turning to the arts to convey
important messages about albinism - and disability more broadly -
to audiences locally and internationally. This volume focuses on
the power of cultural representations of albinism, taking into
account their real-world effects and implications. Contributions
from academics and albinism advocates range across traditional
beliefs, literature, radio, newsprint, the media, film and the arts
for public engagement, contending that all forms of representation
have an important role to play in building sensitivity to the
issues related to albinism amongst national and international
audiences. Contributors draw attention to the implications of
different forms of cultural representation, the potential of these
different forms to open up new discursive spaces for the expression
of identities and the articulation or critique of particularly
difficult issues, and their potential to evoke far-reaching social
change.
This study focuses on fictional representations of albinism in the
work of the French writers Didier Destremau and Patrick Grainville,
and the Francophone Guinean writer Williams Sassine. The focus on
selected novels allows for an in-depth study of each narrative and
sheds new critical light on these under-studied writers, permitting
a comparative discussion of the novels in relation to other writing
about albinism. A series of common themes can be found in these
novels, which, although present in different combinations and
intensities, echo the preoccupations of all fictional writing about
albinism. They include a recognition of the problematic
relationship between inner and outer reality (in both bodily terms
and in relation to notions of inclusion and exclusion), the
challenging of accepted categories and designations, and the
consequent problematisation of the relationship between Self and
Other. Bound up with these issues, of course, are questions of
identity and power.
No one has more inspirational dynamic gifting for prophecy than
Charlotte Baker. Writing in the form of parables, she unveils God's
plans for His people. Let this collection of prophetic parables
reveal to you where the winds of God are blowing today.
Colleges and universities throughout the United States are
reimagining teaching and learning processes to best match the
personalized needs of the 21st century learner in the present
digital age. Applying various digital education strategies within
undergraduate and graduate settings and identifying the metrics
that can be used to effectively determine learning outcomes are all
critical to ensuring a productive educational experience. Cases on
Digital Learning and Teaching Transformations in Higher Education
is an important resource to the field of education, especially
within the TPACK construct, as it provides a glimpse into an
initiative specifically designed to transform how university
faculty design their courses for maximum and directed
technology-relevant impact. Featuring an array of topics such as
course transformation, digital retooling, technology trial and
error, student engagement, and pedagogy, this book is ideal for
university faculty, university administration, curriculum
designers, instructional technology designers, academicians, and
researchers.
Colleges and universities throughout the United States are
reimagining teaching and learning processes to best match the
personalized needs of the 21st century learner in the present
digital age. Applying various digital education strategies within
undergraduate and graduate settings and identifying the metrics
that can be used to effectively determine learning outcomes are all
critical to ensuring a productive educational experience. Cases on
Digital Learning and Teaching Transformations in Higher Education
is an important resource to the field of education, especially
within the TPACK construct, as it provides a glimpse into an
initiative specifically designed to transform how university
faculty design their courses for maximum and directed
technology-relevant impact. Featuring an array of topics such as
course transformation, digital retooling, technology trial and
error, student engagement, and pedagogy, this book is ideal for
university faculty, university administration, curriculum
designers, instructional technology designers, academicians, and
researchers.
Best known as the Green Books, the American Sign Language books
provide teachers and students of American Sign Language (ASL) with
the complete means for learning about the culture, community, and
the native language of Deaf people. A group of 15 ASL teachers and
linguists reviewed all five books to ensure that they were accurate
and easy to comprehend. The three Student Texts are designed to
help students acquire conversational ability in ASL and an
awareness and appreciation of deaf people. Each text contains nine
instructional units that present major grammatical features of ASL
through dialogues, introduce students to the intricate features of
ASL structure, and discuss individual grammatical features, with
sample drills to reinforce mastery of each one.
Best known as the Green Books, the American Sign Language books
provide teachers and students of American Sign Language (ASL) with
the complete means for learning about the culture, community, and
the native language of Deaf people. A group of 15 ASL teachers and
linguists reviewed all five books to ensure that they were accurate
and easy to comprehend. The three Student Texts are designed to
help students acquire conversational ability in ASL and an
awareness and appreciation of deaf people. Each text contains nine
instructional units that present major grammatical features of ASL
through dialogues, introduce students to the intricate features of
ASL structure, and discuss individual grammatical features, with
sample drills to reinforce mastery of each one.
Best known as the Green Books, the American Sign Language books
provide teachers and students of American Sign Language (ASL) with
the complete means for learning about the culture, community, and
the native language of Deaf people. A group of 15 ASL teachers and
linguists reviewed all five books to ensure that they were accurate
and easy to comprehend. This volume of the American Sign Language
series explains in depth the grammar and structure of ASL while
also presenting a description of the Deaf community in the United
States. Written for teachers with minimal training in linguistics,
it includes many illustrations, examples, and dialogues that also
focus on specific aspects of the Deaf community.
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The Birds of Tanglewood (Hardcover)
Karle Wilson Baker; Contributions by Sarah Ragland Jackson; Illustrated by Charlotte Baker Montgomery
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R545
Discovery Miles 5 450
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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In the intimate language of one who watched birds daily, Karle
Wilson Baker brought readers face to face with the wonders of the
East Texas woods in the 1930s. She wrote about tiny warblers,
industrious chickadees, and purple finches; the aery trills and
tantalizing color flashes of the hummingbirds; the bell tones of
the woodthrush; the daily visits and rare drop-ins of the prolific
bird life of the region. In a daily diary she kept throughout her
life, Baker recorded her observations of the many birds that lived
in the heavily wooded setting of her Nacogdoches home, called
Tanglewood. When her family moved from the house, she collected her
essays on bird life into this volume, illustrated by her daughter
Charlotte and published in 1930. Her little classic speaks with the
voice of her times to readers today who enjoy their avian
companions. For more about the author of this charming volume, see
Texas Woman of Letters, Karle Wilson Baker, a biography written by
Sarah Ragland Jackson and published by Texas A&M University
Press.
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