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Liz Gunner
Liz Gunner (born 1941) is an academic who specializes in South African literature and culture, and particularly radio. She is a visiting research professor at the University of Johannesburg and a professorial research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London (SOAS). She has published on African literature and run workshops all over England. Her ''Radio Soundings: South Africa and the Black Modern'' was published by Cambridge University Press in 2019. Background Born in Sri Lanka, Gunner has a PhD from the University of London. She taught African literature for many years at SOAS University of London, before going to work in South Africa. Bibliography Monographs *''Radio Soundings: South Africa and the Black Modern'' (Cambridge University Press, 2019; ) *''A Handbook for Teaching African Literature'' (Heinemann, 1984) Edited collections *''Radio in Africa: Publics, cultures, communities'' (with Dina Ligaga and Dumisano Moyo; Wits U ...
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ...
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Anthropos (journal)
Anthropos (ἄνθρωπος) is Greek for human. Anthropos may also refer to: * Anthropos, in Gnosticism, the first human being, also referred to as ''Adamas'' (from Hebrew meaning ''earth'') or ''Geradamas'' * ′Anthropos′ as a part of an expression in the original Greek New Testament that is translated as Son of man * ''Anthropos'' (journal), a journal published since 1906 by the * '' The Archives of Anthropos'', a series of fantasy novels for children * Anthropos (robot), a social robot developed by Media Lab Europe See also * Anthropoid (other) * Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of be ...
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21st-century Women Academics
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman ...
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Academic Staff Of The University Of Johannesburg
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, ''Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philosopher Plato conversed with followers. Plato developed his sessions into a method of teaching philosophy and in 387 BC, established what is known today as the Old Academy. By extension, ''academia'' has come to mean the accumulation, dev ...
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Academics Of SOAS University Of London
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, '' Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philosopher Plato conversed with followers. Plato developed his sessions into a method of teaching philosophy and in 387 BC, established what is known today as the Old Academy. By extension, ''academia'' has come to mean the accumulation, ...
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The Journal Of African History
''The Journal of African History'' (JAH) is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal. It was established in 1960 and is published by Cambridge University Press. It was among the first specialist journals to be devoted to African history and archaeology and was founded by John Fage and Roland Oliver. As stated on the journal's website: The current editors are Professor Shane Doyle University of Leeds, UK', Professor Dan Magaziner Yale University, USA', Professor Marissa Moorman Indiana University Bloomington, USA', and Professor Moses Ochonu Vanderbilt University, USA'. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the official website, the journal has a 2015 impact factor The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the yearly mean number of citations of articles published in the last two years in a given journal, as i ... of 0.857. Referen ...
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The Journal Of The Royal Anthropological Institute
The ''Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute'' (JRAI) is the principal journal of the oldest anthropological organization in the world, the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Articles, at the forefront of the discipline, range across the full spectrum of anthropology, embracing all fields and areas of inquiry – from sociocultural, biological, and archaeological, to medical, material and visual. The JRAI is also acclaimed for its extensive book review section, and it publishes a bibliography of books received. History The journal was established in 1901 as ''Man'' and obtained its current title in 1995, with volume numbering restarting at 1. For its first sixty-three volumes from its inception in 1901 up to 1963 it was issued on a monthly basis, moving to bimonthly issues for the years 1964–1965. From March 1966 until its last issue in December 1994, it was published quarterly as a "new series", with a new sequence of volume numbers (1–29). ...
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Journal Of The International African Institute
''Africa'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the International African Institute. The journal takes an interdisciplinary approach considering the humanities, social sciences, and environmental studies in Africa. Every year there is a special issue treating a specific theme. ''Africa'' is currently edited by Wale Adebanwi, Deborah James and David Pratten. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in the MLA International Bibliography, the European Reference Index of Research Journals in the Humanities, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the '' Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2009 impact factor of 0.592, ranking it 37th out of 68 journals in the category " Anthropology" and 14th out of 44 in the category Area Studies. By 2011 the figures were an impact factor of 0.604, 11th out of 66 Area Studies journals and 42nd out of 79 journals in the Anthropology c ...
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Anthropological Linguistics (journal)
''Anthropological Linguistics'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering studies on anthropological linguistics. It was established in 1959 by the American Indian Studies Research Institute and the Department of Anthropology of Indiana University. The departments currently publish it in association with the University of Nebraska Press. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: *Anthropological Literature *Communication & Mass Media Index *CSA (Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts) * EBSCO databases (Academic Search) *Humanities Abstracts *Index Islamicus *International Bibliography of Periodical Literature *International Bibliography of the Social Sciences *Linguistic Bibliography *Modern Language Association *ProQuest (Periodicals Index Online) *Scopus Scopus is Elsevier's abstract and citation database launched in 2004. Scopus covers nearly 36,377 titles (22,794 active titles and 13,583 inactive titles) from appr ...
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Journal Of African Cultural Studies
The ''Journal of African Cultural Studies'' is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on African culture, including African literatures, both written and oral, performance arts, visual arts, music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ..., the role of the media, the relationship between culture and power, culture and gender issues and sociolinguistic topics of cultural interest. It was established in 1988 as ''African Languages and Culture'' and obtained its current title in 1998. History This journal continues ''African Language Studies''. There was a 10-year hiatus between the publications.Editorial. 1988. African Languages and Cultures 1.1:2 DOI:10.1080/09544168808717675 External links * References African studies journals Publications es ...
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University Of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree-awarding examination board for students holding certificates from University College London and King's College London and "other such other Institutions, corporate or unincorporated, as shall be established for the purpose of Education, whether within the Metropolis or elsewhere within our United Kingdom". This fact allows it to be one of three institutions to claim the title of the third-oldest university in England, and moved to a federal structure in 1900. It is now incorporated by its fourth (1863) royal charter and governed by the University of London Act 2018. It was the first university in the United Kingdom to introduce examinations for women in 1869 and, a decade later, the first to admit women to degrees. In 1913, it appointe ...
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Dangaroo Press
Anna Rutherford (27 November 1932 – 21 February 2001) was an Australian-born academic and publisher, who helped to establish the field of post-colonial literature in Europe. Biography Rutherford was born in Australia in Mayfield, Newcastle, New South Wales. From 1968 to 1996 she was Director of the Commonwealth Literature Centre at the University of Aarhus, Denmark, where she introduced African and West Indian courses, organising in 1971 the first European conference on the British Commonwealth novel. In 1979, she founded ''Kunapipi: Journal of Postcolonial Writing & Culture'' and was its editor until her death. The name derives from kunapipi, a mother goddess in Aboriginal Australian mythology. Rutherford also founded and was director of the small publishing company Dangaroo Press. In 1996 an edited collection, ''A talent(ed) digger'', was published in Rutherford's memory. Works * (ed. with Donald Hannah) ''Commonwealth Short Stories''. London: Edward Arnold, 1971. * (ed. w ...
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