We come as members of the superior race : distortions and education policy discourse in Sub-Saharan Africa /

"Westerners have long represented Africans as "backwards," "primitive," and "unintelligent," distortions which have opened the door for American philanthropies to push their own education agendas in Africa. We Come as Members of a Superior Race discusses the origin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mfum-Mensah, Obed, 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2021.
Temas:
Education > Social aspects > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Education and state > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Educational assistance > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > Afrique subsaharienne.
Aide à l'éducation > Afrique subsaharienne.
Stéréotypes > Afrique subsaharienne.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries
Education and state
Education > Social aspects
Educational assistance
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Westerners have long represented Africans as "backwards," "primitive," and "unintelligent," distortions which have opened the door for American philanthropies to push their own education agendas in Africa. We Come as Members of a Superior Race discusses the origin and history of these dangerous stereotypes and western "infantilization" of African societies, exploring how their legacy continues to inform contemporary educational and development discourses. By viewing African societies as subordinated in a global geopolitical order, these problematic stereotypes continue to influence education policy and research in Sub-Sahara Africa today"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 198 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1789209145
9781789209143

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