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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2021.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Mfum-Mensah, Obed, |d 1965- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a We come as members of the superior race : |b distortions and education policy discourse in Sub-Saharan Africa / |c Obed Mfum-Mensah. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Berghahn Books, |c 2021. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2021 | |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: "Dirty gossips", transnational policy borrowing and lending, and education -- Part I. Western distortions and stereotypes about Sub-Saharan Africa. Theorization and "Africa" in European-American imaginations -- "Dirty gossips" and a different "Africa" in the global geopolitical order -- Architects of European "dirty gossips" about Africa -- Part II. Effects of distortions on education and development discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Education and social stratification in Sub-Saharan Africa -- US philanthropy and industrial education for Black Africans -- Philanthropy, education, and race relations in Sub-Saharan Africa -- A generation of slackers and lazy people demanding handouts? -- The political economy of affirmative action initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa -- "Dirty gossip" and education policy discourse in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Conclusion. | |
| 520 | |a "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"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 22, 2020). | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Education and state |z Africa, Sub-Saharan. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Educational assistance |z Africa, Sub-Saharan. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Stereotypes (Social psychology) |z Africa, Sub-Saharan. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Éducation |x Politique gouvernementale |z Afrique subsaharienne. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Aide à l'éducation |z Afrique subsaharienne. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Stéréotypes |z Afrique subsaharienne. | |
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