143 research outputs found
Mamadou-Half-Rectangle
No full text* The Mamadou-Half-Rectangle video is a short segment that can be viewed as a streaming video (see the “via BlueStream” link below). In addition, background information about the lesson and video, a transcript of the video, and an abridged lesson plan for the class are included below as pdf downloads.* INQUIRIES/USES: This footage comes from an actual fifth-grade classroom taught by Deborah Loewenberg Ball. Although we cannot make the digital video available as a download here, you may request a copy for particular uses. Specifically, our agreements with students’ families and our institutional review board that oversees the protection of human research subjects allow the video to be used in ongoing, interactive work with pre-service and practicing teachers or other educators. Other uses, such as materials development efforts, research studies, presentations, as well as other types of educational uses require special permission. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected] video segment, from a fifth-grade mathematics summer program in Michigan, shows a five-minute excerpt of students discussing a math problem that asks them to identify the fraction of rectangle represented by a shaded region. A key feature of this particular problem is that the rectangle under consideration is divided into regions of different sizes and shapes. The segment focuses on one student’s (Mamadou’s) answer of one-half, his explanation, and the discussion that ensues about how his solution differs from solutions that produce an answer of one-eighth. Central in this discussion is the importance of the “whole” when identifying fractions.This material is based on work partly supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0227856. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78024/4/eml2007_lessonplan_071707_abridged.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78024/3/mamadou-half-rectangle_background.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78024/2/mamadou-half-rectangle_transcript.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78024/1/mamadou-half-rectangle_subtitled.mo
Les investissements directs étrangers et l'intégration régionale : les exemples de l'ASEAN et du MERCOSUR
No full textMamadou Camara — Direct foreign investments and regional integration : the ASEAN and MERCOSUR examples. On the basis of the asean and the mercorsur examples, this article attempts to demonstrate the contribution of direct foreign investments to differentiated schémas of régionalisation. Following the leads to integrating processes during the 1990s, the author analyses (what he terms here as) the IDE determinants for the 1980-1998 period. The results help to explain how productive foreign capital contributes to conferring a vertical dimension to regional integration in South-East Asia in contrast to Latin America.Camara Mamadou. Les investissements directs étrangers et l'intégration régionale : les exemples de l'ASEAN et du MERCOSUR. In: Tiers-Monde, tome 43, n°169, 2002. Les chemins de l'intégration régionale. pp. 47-69
L’écriture du génocide dans les littéraures africaine et caribéenne d’expression française: entre transfiguration émotive du réel et mémoire transculturelle
No full textEvil is too often perceived in Manichean terms as the opposite of good. However literature has the potential to offer a more nuanced approach to the issue, especially
when treating accounts of genocide and mass atrocities. The focus will be on specific ways in which literature can bring to light the complexity of the reality of genocide, including victims’ reactions to the violence. Whereas it only takes but an instant for evil to manifest itself in a society, it often takes many generations to overcome its many consequences and to heal the invisible wounds. Of interest here are literary
manifestations of this process of healing. In genocide studies, evil is understood as embedded in the perpetrator’s very intent—to wipe out the victim’s entire family line, including women, children, and the elderly. This intent is what distinguishes genocide from conventional war and offers the justification of referring to it as “absolute evil.” Approaching a literary text
through the theoretical tools provided by postcolonial, genocide, and trauma studies can articulate the complex and multi-faceted nature of historical events considered evil, including how both individuals and societies react to forms of collective violence. Using a comparative analysis of novels and films dealing with Rwanda and Haiti this study will consider how literature can bear witness to genocide, reveal the incommensurable human suffering that it causes, and reveal the psychological impact on individuals and the societies in which they live. Furthermore special
attention is given to exploring ways in which oral testimonies can challenge and subvert conventional historical representations.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Mamadou F. Wattar
Mandinkakaŋ Leetaroolu: Letters in Mandinka
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a PDF file(s). Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principle Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). For technical assistance, please contact [email protected] / Custodial history: The manuscript owner kept the notes and letters in Mandinka Ajami that he received from friends and relatives.The collection contains short notes and letters written by family members in Mandinka Ajami. The first letter is sent from Guinea-Bissau by Sire Mbaa Daffe, who is the aunt of the owner, to greet him and to request that her children be kept together and united. The second letter is from Diabycounda. It is sent by Kang Ntay Diaby, who is the brother of Kang Mamadou Diaby, an important Mandinka religious scholar. The owner of the manuscript received the letter when he was living in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. Kang Ntay sent him his prayers and told him that he will never forget about him. He also talked about the relocation of his family from Fanda in the region of Ziguinchor back to Guinea-Bissau when the liberation war of the PAIGC ended. The third letter came from Yankouba Samate who was living in Rufisque at that time. He sent the letter to ask about his family and asked the receiver to talked to his sister, Binta Samate, and to counsel her on the challenges she was facing. The fourth letter came from Kolda. It was sent by Baba Dinding Diahaby who wanted to keep in touch
Image of manuscript owner Mamadou Biaye
No full textFor technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principal Investigator; Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University)), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).Biography: Mamadou Biaye was born in Numbaato-Maroncounda in the region of Kolda where he started his Islamic education. Later, he went to Bassora in The Gambia to continue his Islamic studies. He also spent a few years in Dianna-Sonkodou in the region of Sedhiou. He conducted peripatetic learning in Pakao, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, and Kolda to deepen his knowledge in Islamic studies and metaphysics. He now serves as a religious leader, diviner, and healer in Numbaato-Maroncounda.Images taken for interview with manuscript owner Mamadou Biaye (right) in Tanaff, Sedhiou, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in July 2018
The Developmental Impact of the Asian Drivers on Senegal
No full textAbstract (1250) Eric Hazard, Lotje De Vries, Mamadou Alimou Barry and Alexis Aka Anouan, with Nicolas Pinaud Copyright 2009 The Author. Journal compilation 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Images of Mamadou Lamine Sylla and the community of Oudoucar
No full textFor technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principle Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).Biography: Mamadou Lamine Sylla was born and raised in Oudoucar, where he started his Islamic education. He also spent a few years in Tivaoune, Saint-Louis and Kaolack to pursue his advanced Islamic education. He now serves as a Quranic teacher and farmer.Images of manuscript owner Mamadou Lamine Sylla and the community of Oudoucar, Sedhiou, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in October 2018
Images of manuscript owner Mamadou Lamine Cisse and the community of Diende
No full textFor technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principle Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).Biography: Mamadou Lamine Cisse was born and raised in Diende in the region of Sedhiou, where he received his Islamic education. Afterwards, he travelled to Dakar, Thies and other cities in Senegal to work as a marabout (healer, diviner, and religious leader). He returned home after the death of his father. He currently serves as a marabout and Quranic teacher.Images of manuscript owner Mamadou Lamine Cisse and the community of Diende, Sedhiou, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in October 2018
Mamadou Lo, Un aspect de la poésie “Wolofal” Mouride: l’éducation morale et spirituelle de l’Aspirant (al Murid) dans la production de Sëriñ Mbay Jaxate
No full textThe book’s author, Mamadou Lo, has a dual education. He is as well versed in the Senegalese French-based education system as he is in the Murid Islamic education system. He has served as a humanities teacher in the Senegalese education system and as an Education and Training Inspector until his retirement. He is one of the early members of the Hizbut Tarqiyyah, a Murid organization born out of the Murid students’ organization called Dahira des Étudiants Mourides de l’ucad (Université Cheikh Anta Diop), which was founded in the 1980s. He joined the organization in the 1990s.Accepted manuscrip
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