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Vital Discussions: On Demand – Decolonise Your Bookshelf
No full textJoan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne and Kadija Sesay have curated a decolonised reading list of 50 books that celebrate the wide and diverse experiences of people from around the world.
From literary giants like Toni Morrison and Chinua Achebe to less well-known but equally vital writers such as Trinidadian novelist Earl Lovelace or Indigenous Australian author Tony Birch, the novels recommended here are in turn haunting and lyrical, innovative and inspiring.
Join our speakers for a discussion of these books and their own ‘desert island’ books, as they explore how important it is to decolonise your bookshelves.
This event is presented in partnership with Quercus Books
Author Biographies
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Ping-Ann Addo
Filiz Adıgüzel
Jeni Allenby
Philis Alvic...
Wendy Weiss
Lauren Whitley
Michelle Willar
Author Biographies
No full textAuthor Biographies A-W
Ping-Ann Addo
Filiz Adıgüzel
Jeni Allenby
Philis Alvic...
Wendy Weiss
Lauren Whitley
Michelle Willar
Criticising judges in Russia
No full textBook synopsis: This title was first published in 2000: In a collection of essays from selected European jurisdictions, the author assesses the legal situation of the offences associated with the criticism of judges and judicial activity. Presenting a comparative study of the management of controversial and often conflicting demands between freedom of expression and the independence of the judiciary, this book reflects on a Europe increasingly characterized by legal harmonization and the attempts to find common and acceptable standards in a field full of uncertainties. A unique work, it provides previously undisclosed insights into the widening debate relating to freedom of expression in a democratic society and the impact of judicial activity. It will be a valuable doctrinal and practical text for researchers and practitioners in the field of human rights and freedom of expression, particularly as these areas relate to the judicial sphere
Caribbean-Scottish Relations. Colonial & Contemporary Inscriptions in History, Language & Literature
No full textThis book focuses on the historical, cultural and literary representations of various aspects of this complicated interconnection: Anim-Addo’s on family history, Covi’s on identities in African-Caribbean literature, Pollard’s on Jamaican history and language, and Sassi’s on Scottish literature.
They discuss pivotal figures such as Mary Seacole, Charles and Hugh Mulzac, and texts by Walter Scott, Robert Louis
Stevenson, James Robertson, and anonymous Author of Marly, and
by Una Marson, Claude McKay, Olive Senior, Jamaica Kincaid,
and Nourbese Philip among others; they give voice to Juliana Mulzac through (auto)biography and to numerous people through interviews and acts of re-memorying.
This book inaugurates the project to remap history by accounting for the often paradoxical complexity of relations determined by imperial power; not only does it consider that which separates Scotland from the Caribbean, that which sets ‘Blackness’ apart from ‘Scottishness’, but it also accepts an investigation of that which brings these two geopolitical areas and ethnic groups together. The inquiry results in a multi-vocal discourse that deconstructs national narratives, unveils colonial inscriptions, and releases the creolised images and words that demand full citizenship in the representation of the Circum-Atlantic
From Words to Acts: Speech Act Analysis of Presidential Concessions in Ghana
No full textWhen people communicate via language, the listeners obtain a comprehension of the speaker\u27s intentions. The purpose of this study was to examine the many sorts of illocutionary behaviours observed in concession speeches. The data was the concession speech of the two presidential candidates which were retrieved online. The study was a qualitative study backed by quantitative methodology. The data was analysed by categorising it using Searle\u27s categorization of speech activities. Each category was thoroughly observed to find the illocutionary act and the illocutionary force associated with the utterance. It was realized that Nana Akufo Addo\u27s assertives accounted for 31%, while John Mahama\u27s assertives accounted for 46%. In terms of directives, Nana Akufo Addo delivered more directive act than John Mahama. Nana Akkufo Addo performed one commissive act, accounting for 3% of the total. Meanwhile, John Mahama performed 2 (5%) commissive acts. This act was the least common of the five acts. Expressive act accounted for the most illocutionary act in Nana Akufo Addo\u27s speech, while it accounted for the second most in John Mahama\u27s speech. Nana Akufo Addo made 4 declarative, while John Mahama made 2. The study is significant to theory and practice
REVIEW OF STUDIES WITH UTAUT AS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
No full textThe main focus of this paper is to contrast and combine results from different studies using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology(UTAUT) and its extensions, in the hope of identifying patterns among studied results, sources of discrepancy among those results, or other existing relationships that may come to light in the context of these study. Studies from which this paper was prepared were basically derived from Emerald, Science Direct, EBSCOhost databases. Out of 20 studies gleaned 4 were on telecommunication, 5 on banking, 12 were on Education and 5 were on Health. Results from these studies are varying. This paper tabulate thematically and chronologically literature where the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology have been applied. The review identified the Topic, Author, Sample Size, Location where the study was carried and theoretical model used. It also includes the Statistical techniques applied, the objectives of the study and the result
A critical analysis and evaluation of my field education experiences in two African Methodist Episcopal churches in the Atlanta area, 1966
No full textA comparative study of chromatographic patterns of rhizomes in several varieties of cyperus esculentus, 1964
No full textSome recent studies employing paper chromatography have demon-strated how related species of plants can be easily distinguished by the distributional pattern of their biochemical components. Employing this technique, an attempt has been made to compare biochemical dis-tributional patterns in two unnamed varieties of Cyperus ewculentus L. Tubers of these varieties have been used as part of the plant analyzed. These tubers were obtained from Ghana in West Africa and the Southern United States. The tubers were analyzed for two groups of compounds; the nin- hydrin positive compounds (amino acids and indoles) and the ultra�violet positive compounds (phenol compounds). Extracts obtained from the tubers were applied as spots on sheets of Whatman No. 1 chromato- grahic paper. Descending chromatograms were run. Both one-dimensional and two-dimensional patterns were obtained. Standard solvent systems, recommended for separating ninhydrin-positive and phenolic compounds, were employed but the proportions of the solvent system components were varied. Chromatograms were prepared by developing the ninhydrin- positive compounds in 2$% ninhydrin in acetone and by viewing the fluo�rescence of ultra-violet positive compounds in the presence of ammonia fumes. It was observed that while the biochemical profile of the ninhydrin positive compounds were all similar, that of the ultra-violet positive patterns indicated a similarity between the different samples of tubers from this country and a difference was also apparent in the profiles of the two varieties obtained from Ghana, The American material appeared to be the same as one of the Ghana varieties, the brown form. For the three collections of this variety analyzed, all exhibited similar profiles and similar values according to their ninhydrin-positive patterns. The other variety from Ghana, the black form exhibited a bio-chemical profile for the ultra-violet positive patterns that was different from both the American forms and the brown Ghana variety
Development of targeted insecticide treatment for improved storage of maize cobs on traditional platforms in Ghana
No full textImprovements to maize cob storage on farms in the Volta Region of Ghana were investigated with a view to limiting the damage and losses associated with the Larger Grain Borer (Prostephanus truncatus) and weevils (Sitophilus spp). The study was initiated by a survey of those technologies adopted following an earlier project to help farmers protect maize against P. truncatus. The study included farmers’ perceptions of their own storage problems and was designed to provide background information on how farmers might benefit from a novel technique of applying pesticide to only the basal layers of cobs on the platform.
Field trials, comparing losses in experimental maize platforms showed that treatment of only the bottom 20% of maize cobs, with Actellic Super (permethrin and pirimiphosmethyl) in dust or emulsion formulation, could give protection that was significantly better than no treatment and not significantly different from full treatment. When combined with placing a plastic sheet over the platform there was a significant reduction in losses while the presence of preharvest infestation resulted in somewhat higher losses. Farmer participatory trials demonstrated that farmers could implement the technique successfully by themselves and subsequent analysis showed that a range of major stakeholders perceived benefits from the method and reaffirmed it as a practical approach. The cost effectiveness of the method was investigated based on assumptions about maize losses and prices. This analysis suggested that targeted treatment is likely to be cost-effective under a wide range of circumstances. However, it was concluded that the safest option for farmers would be to use targeted treatment for those platforms that would be consumed during the course of the year and use full treatment for platforms destined for long-term storage (>6 months). It is suggested that such an approach would widen farmer access to stock protection and improve food security and livelihoods
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