Understanding African Philosophy: A Cross-cultural Approach to Classical and Contemporary Issues"Designed for communication/media educators and graduate students, Teaching Communication and Media Studies is a practical guide to teaching university courses in communication and media studies. Relying on her extensive experience instructing grad students on the ins and outs of teaching, Jan Fernback discusses conceptual and applied topics central to contemporary mediated communication instruction, offering instructors at all levels strategies they can use to create a successful classroom experience. Fernback also considers the logic, design and delivery of courses in communication and media studies, while encouraging readers to reflect on their own strategic pedagogical decisions. Supplemented with interviews of successful communication instructors and sample exercises, this book is a must-have resource for all those teaching communication and media studies courses, regardless of level of experience"-- |
Contents
1 Understanding Another Culture | 1 |
2 Foundations of Modern African Philosophy | 21 |
3 Liberation and Postcolonial African Philosophy | 36 |
4 African Moral Philosophy I Community and Justice | 58 |
5 African Moral Philosophy II Truth and Reconciliation | 83 |
6 Narrative in African Philosophy Orality and Icons | 106 |
7 Some Concluding Remarks | 132 |
notes | 136 |
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