ISSN: 2517-9543
Affiliations: Dean: Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University
Source: Juta’s Insurance Law Bulletin, Volume 27 Issue 3, 2024, p. 49 – 52
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ISSN: 2517-9543
Affiliations: Dean: Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University
Source: Juta’s Insurance Law Bulletin, Volume 27 Issue 3, 2024, p. 52 – 54
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ISSN: 3078-2821
Affiliations: Babcock University (Department of Languages and Literary Studies: School of Education and Humanities), Nigeria
Source: International Journal of African Reflections 2024, p. 1 – 23
https://doi.org/10.47348/IJAR/2024/a1
The #EndSARS social movement in Nigeria garnered considerable attention in 2020 as activists employed diverse means of communication to increase awareness of police brutality and advocate justice. This research aimed to examine the verbal and non-verbal communication strategies employed in cartoons associated with the #EndSARS social movement. Drawing upon the theoretical framework of Kress and Van Leeuwen’s (2006) Social Semiotics, this study sought to unveil the underlying ideologies and socio-political messages conveyed through the strategic use of semiotic resources in the cartoons. The research undertook a qualitative analysis of 12 cartoons purposively selected and published on various social media outlets between October and December 2020. The study reveals that non-verbal resources such as symbolism and iconic representations played a vital role in representing the power dynamics, social inequalities and oppressive structures prevalent in Nigerian society. The analysis also reveals that textual elements in the cartoons, including captions, inscriptions, speech bubbles and headlines, were strategically employed to reinforce the ideologies and socio-political messages conveyed in the cartoons, complementing the visual messages. The ideologies and sociopolitical messages evident in the analysis include power dynamics, resistance to oppression, police brutality, youth empowerment, social inequalities, accountability and justice, and profiling and victimisation. The study concludes that the strategic use of visual metaphors, iconic representations, facial expressions, body language, colour and verbal resources allows cartoonists to communicate the urgency for justice, challenge authority, call for social change and mobilise support for the #EndSARS social movement.
ISSN: 3078-2821
Affiliations: Student Health and Wellness, Student Affairs Division, Walter Sisulu University, Eastern Cape, South Africa; Student Counselling Unit, Student Affairs Division, Walter Sisulu University, Eastern Cape, South Africa; Student Affairs Division, Walter Sisulu University, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Source: International Journal of African Reflections 2024, p. 24 – 43
https://doi.org/10.47348/IJAR/2024/a2
Engagements with peer-to-peer facilitators in a higher-education institution (HEI) highlighted the fact that students have varying perceptions of genderbased violence (GBV). This article explores the pre-intervention perceptions of GBV among peer-to-peer facilitators on a university campus in South Africa. A qualitative descriptive research design was employed and the participants were selected using non-probability purposive sampling. Preintervention open-ended questionnaires were administered to 30 peer-topeer facilitators, followed by three days of training. The data obtained were analysed using Tesch’s eight steps. This analysis led to the development of themes and an understanding of GBV, its occurrence and its impact. The findings on understanding GBV revealed that it could affect anyone and manifest itself in physical, emotional, psychological and sexual ways. And women, men and children can be affected. GBV can be directed from women to women, men to men, men to women, women to men and can be associated with sexual orientation. Regarding its occurrence, most of the participants revealed that it occurs on campus and in intimate relationships and that some incidents are not reported. The participants perceived that the effects of GBV can include poor academic performance, students dropping out of their studies, depression, emotional trauma, suicidal behaviours and a violation of human rights. This article discusses the peerto-peer facilitators’ perceptions of GBV on campus prior to their training.
ISSN: 3078-2821
Affiliations: Senior Lecturer, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dschang, Foumban, Cameroon
Source: International Journal of African Reflections 2024, p. 44 – 66
https://doi.org/10.47348/IJAR/2024/a3
Current discussions about dance history and studies focus on various forms of archiving, including the body, which is viewed as a repository of knowledge. This article explores dance history from the point of view of safeguarding and documenting dance, with specific attention being paid to traditional dances. It reflects on the challenges related to dancing bodies as archives and the living traditions in kpalùm, a traditional dance performed among the Bamoun people of Cameroon. The concept of ‘body as archive’ is examined by drawing on the work of Lepecki and also on that of other scholars, such as Manning’s ‘anarchive’ and Taylor’s ‘repertoire’. This text explores the concept of the body as a living archive and its relevance to the preservation of traditional dance. It adopts a constructivist qualitative approach and highlights the ways in which the bodies of kpalùm dancers move beyond the constraints of traditional dance as a fixed and unchanging practice. The author delves into the embodied knowledge present in kpalùm dance revival and re-enactment and discusses the way dancers and choreographers bring a dance’s past to life, emphasising the relationship between past, present and future in re-enactment and dance preservation. The research indicates that kpalùm dancers embody a living archive of tradition, evoking past experiences, transmitting knowledge and memory, and anticipating future experiences through imagination. Each gesture is a new occurrence. Amid the seemingly overwhelming forces of urbanisation and globalisation, the dancers grapple with issues of identity and authenticity.