Francophone Africa

Author : Tony Chafer,Alexander Keese
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1526122855

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Francophone Africa at Fifty by Tony Chafer,Alexander Keese Pdf

France's presence on the African continent has often been presented as 'cooperation' and part of French cultural policy by policy-makers in Paris and quite as often been denounced as 'the longest scandal of the republic' by French academics and African intellectuals. Between the last years of French colonialism and France's sustained interventions in former African colonies such as Chad or Côte d'Ivoire during the 2000s, the legacy of French colonialism has shaped the historical trajectory of more than a dozen countries and societies in Africa. The complexities of this story are now, for the first time, addressed in a comprehensive series of essays, based on new research by a group of specialists in French colonial history. The book addresses the needs of both academic specialists and those of students of history and neighbouring disciplines looking for structural analysis of key themes in France's and Africa's shared history.

Author : Victor T. Le Vine
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 1588262499

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Politics in Francophone Africa by Victor T. Le Vine Pdf

Explores the elements that have shaped the particular political dynamics of the 14 former French colonies in west and equatorial Africa while allowing them to remain part of a unique francophone sociopolitical community.

Author : Tony Chafer,Margaret A. Majumdar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351142144

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Routledge Handbook of Francophone Africa by Tony Chafer,Margaret A. Majumdar Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Francophone Africa brings together a multidisciplinary team of international experts to reflect on the history, politics, societies, and cultures of French-speaking parts of Africa. Consisting of approximately 35% of Africa’s territory, Francophone Africa is a shifting concept, with its roots in French and Belgian colonial rule. This handbook develops and problematizes the term, with thematic sections covering: Colonial and post-colonial ties between France and sub-Saharan Africa Belgium, Belgian colonialism and Africa The Maghreb African Francophones in France Francophone African literature and film ‘Francophone’ and ‘Anglophone’ Africa Beyond national boundaries and ‘colonial partners’ The chapters demonstrate the evolution of "Francophone Africa" into a multi-dimensional construct, with both a material and an imagined reality. Materially, it defines a regional territorial space that coexists with other conceptualisations of African space and borders. Conceptually, Francophone Africa constitutes a shared linguistic and cultural space within which collective memories are shared, not least through their connection to the French imperial imagination. Overall, the Handbook demonstrates that as global power structures and relations evolve, African agency is increasingly assertive in shaping French-African relations. Bringing this important debate together into a single volume, this Handbook will be an essential resource for students and scholars interested in Francophone Africa.

Author : Daniel Bach
Publisher : Springer
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349238262

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State and Society in Francophone Africa since Independence by Daniel Bach Pdf

This book presents a series of essays by leading English and French scholas examining the politics, economics, international relations and defects of the literary scene of France and the former territories of francophone West Africa since 1965. The approach is emphatically a thematic one rather than a country-by-country analysis.

Author : Robin S. Gendron
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773560031

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Towards a Francophone Community by Robin S. Gendron Pdf

Using extensive archival research, Gendron rebuts the argument of Quebec nationalists and scholars that the Canadian government's neglect of French Africa forced Quebec to develop its own international identity. Towards a Francophone Community shows that there had been active federal interest in French African affairs since the late 1940s, within the context of developments in NATO and the Cold War, the vagaries of Canada's relations with France, and the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.

Author : Adele King
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0803227582

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From Africa by Adele King Pdf

Out of French-speaking Africa, from Togo, Chad, C–te d?Ivoire, Cameroon, Guinea, Congo, Rwanda, Djibouti, and Madagascar, comes the polyphony of newøvoices aired in this volume. The collection brings together fourteen important contemporary authors with roots in sub-Saharan French Africa and Madagascar, a new generation now living in France or the United States, and introduces their remarkable work to readers of English. These writers? stories, unlike earlier African literature, seldom resemble traditional folk tales. Instead they are concerned with the postindependence world and reveal in their rich and complex depths the influence of modern European and American short-story traditions as well as the enduring reach of African myths and legends. This gathering of gifted writers tenders modern versions of myths; nostalgia for childhood in Africa; relations between the sexes in contemporary Africa; continuing political problems; and the life of the African diaspora in France?all related in new and familiar ways, in innovative and traditional forms. Their work, most of it little known outside France and their native African countries, revises our understanding of the lingering effects of colonization even as it celebrates the complexity, exuberance, and tenacity of African culture.

Author : John F Clark
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429977817

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Political Reform In Francophone Africa by John F Clark Pdf

Most African states experienced only a few fleeting years of democratic rule after independence before succumbing to authoritarianism. During the 1970s and 1980s, Africans and Westerners alike came to view dictatorship to be as much a part of the region’s social landscape as its grinding poverty. Yet the end of the Cold War and the sharpening of the economic crisis at the end of the 1980s have breathed new life into campaigns for democracy in Africa, shaking the foundations of many long-standing autocracies. In some cases, dramatic transitions took place, though the fate of the new democracies is far from certain. This volume explores the origins and evolution of political reform movements in several states of francophone Africa. The authors first make the case for the distinctiveness of francophone Africa, based on the influences of colonial history, language, and France’s contemporary role in Africa, then survey the challenges of reform, including the problems of transition from authoritarianism and consolidation of democratic regimes. Case studies of thirteen former French and Belgian colonies follow, organized by level of reform achieved: peaceful regime change, incremental reforms, repressed reform efforts, and reform in the midst of war.

Author : Ibrahima Diallo
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781527524637

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Geopolitics of French in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa by Ibrahima Diallo Pdf

This book is comprehensive study of the geopolitical, geolinguistic, and geostrategic challenges facing France and the French language in post-independence Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa. It shows that, in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa, France’s reputation and image are significantly damaged. France has been accused of neo-colonial behaviour because of its repeated political and military interference in the domestic affairs of sovereign countries, its support of unpopular governments, and its stranglehold over the finances, economies and resources of Francophone sub-Saharan Africa. The book also highlights that the challenges faced by the French language in the region are complex because of the significant use of African languages and the growing attraction of English. Using Senegal as a case study to examine language use, attitudes, and languages education in this region, the book shows that the Senegalese people, like most Francophone sub-Saharan Africans, are strongly attached to their own languages, they are loyal to the French language, and they admire the English language. This text will be of interest to scholars in French and Francophone studies, applied linguists, African studies, and policy studies.

Author : Dominic Thomas
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 025310954X

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Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa by Dominic Thomas Pdf

What characterizes the relationship between literature and the state? Should literature serve the needs of the state by constructing national consciousness, espousing state propaganda, and molding good citizens? Or should it be dedicated to a different kind of creative social endeavor? In this important book about literature and the politics of nation-building, Dominic Thomas assesses the contributions of Francophone African writers whose works have played a key role in the recent transition to democracy in the Congo. Exploring the works of Sony Labou Tansi, Henri Lopes, and Emmanuel Dongala, among others, Thomas highlights writers intimately involved with government and politics -- whether in support of the state's vision or with the intention of articulating a more open view of citizens and society. Focusing on themes such as collaboration, reconciliation, identity, history, and memory, Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa elaborates a broader understanding of the circumstances of African colonization, modern African nation-state formation, and the complex cultural dynamics at work in Africa since independence.

Author : Christopher L. Miller
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780226528021

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Theories of Africans by Christopher L. Miller Pdf

"Situating literature and anthropology in mutual interrogation, Miller's...book actually performs what so many of us only call for. Nowhere have all the crucial issues been brought together with the sort of critical sophistication it displays."—Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ". . . a superb cross-disciplinary analysis."—Y. Mudimbe

Author : Linda Gardelle,Camille Jacob
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000281668

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Schools and National Identities in French-speaking Africa by Linda Gardelle,Camille Jacob Pdf

Schools and National Identities in French-speaking Africa showcases cutting-edge research to provide a renewed understanding of the role of schools in producing and reproducing national identities. Using individual case studies and comparative frameworks, it presents diverse empirical and theoretical insights from and about a range of African countries. The volume demonstrates in particular the usefulness of the curriculum as a lens through which to analyse the production and negotiation of national identities in different settings. Chapters discuss the tensions between decolonisation as a moment in time and decolonisation as a lengthy and messy process, the interplay between the local, national and international priorities of different actors, and the nuanced role of historiography and language in nation-building. At its heart is the need to critically investigate the concept of "the nation" as a political project, how discourses and feelings of belonging are constructed at school, and what it means for schools to be simultaneously places of learning, tools of socialisation and political battlegrounds. By presenting new research on textbooks, practitioners and policy in ten different African countries, this volume provides insights into the diversity of issues and dynamics surrounding the question of schools and national identities. It will be of particular interest to scholars, researchers and postgraduate students of comparative and international education, sociology, history, sociolinguistics and African studies.

Author : Tony Chafer,Margaret A. Majumdar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 1351142135

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Routledge Handbook of Francophone Africa by Tony Chafer,Margaret A. Majumdar Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Francophone Africa brings together a multidisciplinary team of international experts to reflect on the history, politics, societies, and cultures of French-speaking parts of Africa. Consisting of approximately 35% of Africa's territory, Francophone Africa is a shifting concept, with its roots in French and Belgian colonial rule. This handbook develops and problematizes the term, with thematic sections covering: Colonial and post-colonial ties between France and sub-Saharan Africa Belgium, Belgian colonialism and Africa The Maghreb African Francophones in France Francophone African literature and film Francophone' and Anglophone' Africa Beyond national boundaries and colonial partners' The chapters demonstrate the evolution of "Francophone Africa" into a multi-dimensional construct, with both a material and an imagined reality. Materially, it defines a regional territorial space that coexists with other conceptualisations of African space and borders. Conceptually, Francophone Africa constitutes a shared linguistic and cultural space within which collective memories are shared, not least through their connection to the French imperial imagination. Overall, the Handbook demonstrates that as global power structures and relations evolve, African agency is increasingly assertive in shaping French-African relations. Bringing this important debate together into a single volume, this Handbook will be an essential resource for students and scholars interested in Francophone Africa.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428982024

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France in Black Africa by Anonim Pdf

Author : Claire Griffiths
Publisher : University of Chester
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-30
Category : LITERARY CRITICISM
ISBN : 9781908258533

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Contesting Historical Divides in Francophone Africa by Claire Griffiths Pdf

From Senegal in the west to the Comoros islands in the east, this collection of essays casts a critical eye over fifty years of 'independence' in former French colonial possessions of Africa and the Indian Ocean. With methods and perspectives that cross traditional disciplinary barriers, Contesting Historical Divides in Francophone Africa proposes fresh insights into the process of decolonisation in this part of the world.

Author : Christopher L. Miller
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1990-12-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 0226528014

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Theories of Africans by Christopher L. Miller Pdf

"Situating literature and anthropology in mutual interrogation, Miller's...book actually performs what so many of us only call for. Nowhere have all the crucial issues been brought together with the sort of critical sophistication it displays."—Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ". . . a superb cross-disciplinary analysis."—Y. Mudimbe