“…This paper attempts to deconstruct a myriad of negative images that denigrate the African continent as dark and seeks to place into proper context distortions of the original African creative intellect twisted by Western hegemony. It further attempts to invalidate the stereotypes that were pervasively consecrated as historical truths in literature, philosophy, religion, and politics. …”
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“…The experiences are reflectively interpreted in the context of literature with a view to suggesting some sensitive issues that need to be taken into account when seeking informed consent of research participants its non-Western contexts, particularly in Africa.…”
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“…Western critics, it is further argued, habitually view African literary works using European eyes to the extent that some even consider African literature as an overseas department of European literature (Palmer, 1979; Povey, 1972, 1971). …”
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“…This article discusses an aspect of Shona literature that has not been given much scholarly attention, the detective story genre. …”
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“…The article has used a review of literature methodology. Findings indicate that cultural erosion, increased space for women freedom, harsh economic conditions, modernization, globalization, westernization and industrialization have been identified as factors influencing single motherhood in Zimbabwe. …”
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“…These countries need to stop blaming globalization, modernization, eurocentrism and western centric lifestyles as reasons wreaking havoc to their institutions of marriage and cultures. …”
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“…It does this through an analysis of examples drawn from Zimbabwe’s urban grooves music and literature, namely Wallace Chirumiko’s song ‘Made in China’ and NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names. …”
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“…Development initiatives by government and non-governmental organisations in south-western districts are also discussed. The last part of the chapter identifies and discusses post-independence development policies adopted by government and relates them to south-western Zimbabwe. …”
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“…This chapter analyzes the relationship between how knowledges produced in the global south are treated and how western media projects the continent. Extant scholarly literature on the news media can be classified into three broad areas focusing on: the nature of media organization, production processes, news texts, and news reception. …”
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“…It argues that existing scholarship tends to rely too much on Western theory and post-colonial essentialism to interpret ZANU PF discourses without acknowledging the peculiarities of the post-colonial African state which makes it different from the Western liberal democratic state and thus makes Western theory alone is inadequate as an analytical tool to understand post-colonial African phenomenon. …”
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“…By using oral narrative structures embedded in songs, storytelling, myths, legends, poems, riddles, anecdotes and proverbs, the selected African films recreate traditions and heritage; they help to preserve African values that face a Western onslaught, promoted through European languages. …”
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“…This study will dig into all the dispute resolution methods that have been enforced with aid from the staff within the department of Midlands Provincial Administrator‟s office. Literature review showcased relevant conceptual framework of disputes, types of disputes, types of labour disputes, Zimbabwean administrative law, dispute resolution strategies, differences between the Western and African dispute resolution methods, ways of preventing workplace disputes. …”
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“…Since its first detection in North Africa in Morocco and Tunisia in 2008, it has successfully invaded the entire southern, eastern and western Africa, where it has been on the offensive, causing significant damage to Solanaceous food crops. …”
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