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A Discourse Interpretation of Digitally Mediated Texts as Transformation Tools among Selected Whatsapp Users 数字媒介文本作为Whatsapp用户转换工具的话语解读

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-29 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v1i1.811

T. Adesanmi, B. Ekanjume-Ilongo

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A Necessary Ethics: Bakhtin and Dialogic Identity Construction in Four Morrison Novels 必要的伦理:巴赫金与莫里森四部小说的对话身份建构

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-28 DOI: 10.51415/AJIMS.V1I1.803

Vida de Voss, J. Kangira

{"title":"A Necessary Ethics: Bakhtin and Dialogic Identity Construction in Four Morrison Novels","authors":"Vida de Voss, J. Kangira","doi":"10.51415/AJIMS.V1I1.803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51415/AJIMS.V1I1.803","url":null,"abstract":"Reading Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Tar Baby, Paradise and A Mercy through the lens of Bakhtin reveals identity construction as a dialogic endeavour. While this method may be necessary for character development, it serves the further purpose of making an ethical case for the self’s responsibility to others. This paper considers key theoretical instruments, as enabled by Bakhtin, in relation to Morrison’s treatment of naming and other character constructing elements. It is ultimately Morrison’s construction of identity as dialogical which enables the argument that Morrison’s fiction offers an ethics in the interest of the other. Writing about the marginalised, the abused and the voiceless reveals Morrison’s oeuvre is unmistakably an ongoing engagement with the injustice of slavery and its political, economic, social and psychological aftermath. The relevance of this article lies in its analysis of Morrison’s fiction as an antidote which challenges the self’s “self-interest”, which is at the heart of injustice. This study’s primary contribution is in articulating Morrison’s portrayal of the self’s identity construction as an inescapable dialogism that forms the foundation to a philosophy that promotes greater humaneness, given the other is not separate from the self, but in fact, integral to the self.","PeriodicalId":389941,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129237150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Parents’ Occupational Background and Student Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Osogbo Metropolis, Osun State, Nigeria 尼日利亚奥孙州奥索博大都会公立中学家长职业背景与学生表现

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-28 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v1i1.802

A. A. Atolagbe, O. Oparinde, Haliru Umaru

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引用次数: 3

Theoretically Speaking – An Autoethnographic Journey in Crossing Disciplines to Being-Becoming a Practical Scholar 从理论上讲——跨越学科走向存在的自我民族志之旅——成为一个实践型学者

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-21 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v1i1.801

M. Cavanagh

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引用次数: 1

Undergraduate Inquiry-Based Research to Promote Sustainable Development Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) 本科探究性研究促进可持续发展目标11(可持续城市和社区)

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v4i1.1025

I. Govender, Rajendran P. Pillay

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引用次数: 1

Review of Solar Geoengineering for the Developing World: A Discourse on the State of Research and the Effects on Policy and Livelihoods for Africa 发展中国家太阳能地球工程综述:研究现状及其对非洲政策和生计的影响

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.51415/AJIMS.V3I1.885

H. Patrick

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Kwazulu-Natal Generation Z Attitude towards Domestic Tourism COVID-19大流行对夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省Z世代对国内旅游态度的影响

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v4i1.1014

A. Aina, O. Alabi

{"title":"Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Kwazulu-Natal Generation Z Attitude towards Domestic Tourism","authors":"A. Aina, O. Alabi","doi":"10.51415/ajims.v4i1.1014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v4i1.1014","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on KwaZulu-Natal generation z attitude toward domestic tourism. Generation Z represents much of the consumer groups at present and is considered a very important cohort because it prioritizes experience over possession, which increases their motivation to travel. The study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on KwaZulu-Natal Generation Z members’ attitudes towards domestic tourism in South Africa, while focusing on the effect of the pandemic, the study examines whether there are differences in their attitude toward domestic tourism before and during the pandemic. Data was collected online from November to December 2021 using a structured questionnaire survey sampling 200 respondents. Through the theoretical lens of planned behaviour, this study explored the relationship between attitude, perceived behaviour control, subjective norms and risk factors that influences the travel choices of Generation Z members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings reveal that despite the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the KwaZulu-Natal Generation Z members, they portray a positive attitude towards domestic tourism. The results also show that Generation Z members appreciate and acknowledge the positive quality of life (QOL) they get from participating in tourism activities especially within their domestic space. However, because of the peculiarities of the pandemic and the need to ensure safety, respondents prefer individual trips to group trips, and individual accommodation to group accommodations. This research contributes to scholarship that examine how COVID-19 pandemic influenced travel behaviours and deepened the uncertainty associated with domestic tourism across various regions of the globe.","PeriodicalId":389941,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies","volume":"112 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122664827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Regulation of Nanotechnology and Nano-Enabled Products: The Implications of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 in South Africa 纳米技术和纳米产品的监管:南非2008年消费者保护法68的含义

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v4i1.956

K. Reddy, Shalini Singh

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Digging up the Past: Re-Visiting the Potential Role Green Roofs can Play in Mitigating the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect: A Case Study of the Central Business District (CBD), Durban, South Africa 挖掘过去:重新审视绿色屋顶在缓解城市热岛效应中的潜在作用——以南非德班中央商务区为例

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1057

Clive. Greenstone

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Building the Capacities of Young South African Men in Responsible, Loving and Nonviolent Fathering 建立南非青年男子负责任、慈爱和非暴力父亲的能力

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v4i1.953

Diaku Dianzenza, G. Harris

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