Exploring African life and literature
Subtitle: novel guides to promote socially responsive learning
By: Jacqueline N. Glasgow & Linda J. Rice, editors.
Contributors: Glasgow, Jacqueline, 1941-; Rice, Linda J.
Publisher: International Reading Association
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Newark, Del
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780872076099
Subjects: African literature (English) -- Study and teaching; Social justice -- Study and teaching; Human rights -- Study and teaching; Africa -- Civilization -- Study and teaching; Africa -- In literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rationale for using novel guides to explore African life and culture through literature / Jacqueline N. Glasgow and Linda J. Rice; title: Building students' background knowledge of African life and culture / Jacqueline N. Glasgow and Linda J. Rice; title: Life in Sudan : from slavery to freedom / Jacqueline N. Glasgow; title: The struggle of Arab women to lead self-determining lives / Jacqueline N. Glasgow; title: Voices resisting colonial rule in Nigeria / Jacqueline N. Glasgow; title: Conflicts in rituals and politics in Kenya / Linda J. Rice; title: Rites of passage for young girls in the central regions of Africa / Jacqueline N. Glasgow; title: Connections and communication across the continents : from Ethiopia to the United States / Alexa L. Sandmann; title: Exploitation through child labor and animal poaching in 19th century South Africa / Linda J. Rice; title: Racial tensions, injustice, and harmony in South African literature / Linda J. Rice; title: The struggles for human rights in the young adult literature of South Africa / Jacqueline N. Glasgow; title: Life and literature in Botswana : resolving cultural conflicts to create a better world / Jacqueline N. Glasgow; title: Cultural conflicts and choices for education of young women in pre- and post-colonial Zimbabwe / Jacqueline N. Glasgow and Kara Haas; title: Using film media as visual text for studying the Rwandan genocide / Ruth McClain; title: Children's literature as a means of exploring African life / Allison L. Baer; title: Exploring the African oral tradition, from proverbs to folk tales / Jacqueline N. Glasgow.