AFR355H1: African Youth Languages and Cultures

24L

NEW355H1

Examines the nature of youth languages and cultures in contemporary Africa with a focus on their characteristics and the conditions under which they develop. Also considers similarities and/or differences between youth languages and cultures in different regions of Africa and the general youth condition. Includes urban youth languages such as Sheng, Engsh, Tsotsitaal, etc. and music genres associated with youth such as hip hop, Bongo flava, etc. Discusses challenges and opportunities associated with African youth languages as they relate to questions of identity, national integration, regional integration, and development.

NEW355H1, NEW358H1 (Special Topics in African Studies: African Youth Languages and Cultures), offered in Winter 2018
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