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Malawi was settled by early homo sapiens as early as 50,000 years ago, but the recorded history of the area doesn’t begin until 13th to 15th century with the arrival of the Bantu people. The Bantu who immigrated to the area made significant contributions with the creation of a centralized governmental system. In 1480, the Maravi Confederacy was created. During the next two centuries, this confederacy would spread its influence throughout many parts of southern and central Malawi and at one time…

In today’s society the viewpoint on woman have changed dramatically from back in the day where voting, or working wasn’t even allowed for woman at all now they’re allowed to do the same as men and even more. On August 26,1920 it was declared as Women Equality Day where woman were allowed to do what men do and have every right they had but is that still true? Woman always face discrimination due to their sex and viewed as lesser than men. Woman are viewed as just as caretakers for men and…

Mountain in the Background. This icon of the cap hints the audience at the character’s location and sets the story in being a part of the South-African Culture. Runner makes use of culturally associated items in the same way the Calabra Festival in Nigeria makes use of culture associated artifacts, fashion and entertainment to promote the Nigerian identity and culture. (Ekpenyong :2012: 289) The use of the specific colour and shape of the Black Label beer associated to South-Africa and generally…

In 1926 E.E. Evans Pritchard, a highly regarded English anthropologist, began his first fieldwork study among the Azande, a people from the upper Nile area in Sudan, Africa. As a colonial anthropologist, Evans-Pritchard arrived among the Azande with certain assumptions of what he would find based on the biased social climate in England and the common belief that the peoples in places like Sudan were savages. What he found in Zandeland was a foreign, but fairly open people from who he learned…

5. Anioma Festivals <<<IMAGE>>> One of Several Anioma Traditional Attires <<<IMAGE>>> Unique to Aniomaland, Akwa Ocha is an important apparel in the socio-cultural life of the people The people of Anioma have a very rich cultural heritage. All through the nine Local Government Areas of Delta State that constitute Aniomaland, there are several cultural festivals and other traditional carnivals, which provide deep insight into the history, lives and indeed…

4.10 Local effects of Shell and Statoil's CSR in Nigeria The CSR concept however has the capability of both positive and negative effects. There is no doubt saying Chevron and Shell's CSR concepts have brought quit a number of developments and knowledge that the host communities benefited from (Tuodolo, 2009). Chevrons Agbami scholarship and Shell's CD programs has contributed immensely to the building up of local capacity, encourage growth of local economy and social capital establishment.…

Marriage and Divorce in Akan Society Student’s Name Name of University Course Name Professor’s Name 20th April, 2015 Introduction Akan is one of the most civilized cultures of Africa. There are many literary works on the life and culture of Akan. As Danguah quotes that Akanni “means a nice, refined, well mannered man; a civilized or cultured person” (Nkansah-Kyeremateng, 1996, p. 26), Akan has civilized standards and customs…

In Andrew Mudge’s Film, The Forgotten Kingdom, part of African culture is depicted through the fictional film. During Atang’s journey, not only did the events and content of the journey prove stereotypical perspectives of African culture wrong, but expanded viewers’ knowledge about the continent. This film gives a little taste of magical realism, which can help someone understand and believe in different cultures around the world, including African culture. As Atang moves from city to a rural…

Chinua Achebe is “widely considered to be the father of modern African literature” (Achebe, 1959) he has multiple literatures describing the societal features in Africa, and is best known for his trilogy including Things Fall Apart, Arrow of God, and No Longer at Ease. Although Achebe adequately depicts the traditionally African society to the western world in these novels, he may not have depicted the entirety of the society accurately. Focusing on Things Fall Apart, this short review will…

Establishing an Equilibrium Inflexibility is the root of interpersonal problems; change is difficult, yet it can be imperative. The book, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, centers itself on Okonkwo, a “strong man” from an Ibo village called Umuofia. This village and the Ibo culture hold rigid customs and beliefs, including strictly defined gender roles. Okonkwo himself, due to his father’s influence and cultural archetypes, has attached black and white connotations to the ideas of masculinity…