Oral Societies and Colonial Experiences: Sub-Saharan Africa and the de-facto Power of the Written Word

Authors

Ali. A. Abdi, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaFollow

Abstract

Part of a special issue on international perspectives on education and decolonization. The writer examines the devaluing of oral traditions in Sub-Saharan Africa through the written word of various colonial powers.

Recommended Citation

Abdi, Ali. A. (2007). Oral Societies and Colonial Experiences: Sub-Saharan Africa and the de-facto Power of the Written Word. International Education, Vol. 37 Issue (1).
Retrieved from: https://trace.tennessee.edu/internationaleducation/vol37/iss1/3