AFRI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: African Studies, Ethnocentrism, Saartjie Baartman
17 Dec 2015
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Key terms/people emphasized by professor otiono: dark continent: a degrading term usually used to describe africa as a dark, depressing continent. This term is used to classify african as a continent of simply negatives. The term describes africa as a continent filled with poverty, war, famine and no education: 3 c"s of african studies course: 3 elements emphasized by. Professor otiono to achieve success in the african studies course/ analyze and respond to literature effectively. The three elements consist of: critical thinking, critical reading and critical writing. Using the 3 c"s involves using the critical thinking process when thinking, reading and writing. Africa ( book specifically a novella due to the fact that it is longer than a short story and shorter than a novel) written by polish author. Joseph conrad published in 1899 (published as serial in blackwood. The novel was inspired by conrad"s journey to. The novel mainly focusses on colonialism, racism and savagery vs. civilization.
