- Convenors:
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Marieke van Winden (conference organiser)
(African Studies Centre Leiden)
Marie Pierre Ballarin (Paris - URMIS)
- Chairs:
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Marie Pierre Ballarin (Paris - URMIS)
- Discussant:
- Prof. Vijaya Teelock - University of Mauritius / Prof. Samuel Nyanchoga - The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
- Stream:
- A: Institutional foundations
- Start time:
- 24 February, 2021 at 14:00 (UTC+1)
- Session slots:
- 1
Short abstract:
This panel proposes an overview of how Education played a major role in different African societies during the colonial period.
Long abstract:
Education in Africa is not new. Through a series of comparative case studies within the continent and the adjacent islands, this panel will draw an overview of how Education played a major role in the African societies. We will especially consider: 1. The different types of educative systems and transmission of knowledge during pre-colonial times; 2. The role of education in the development of a new colonial society; 3. The kind of social place and social mobility reached in that new context; 4. The creation of original identities due to education in these different contexts, shaped by different religions (socially and politically). We will pay close attention to the trajectories of individuals and/or groups evolving within this specific context that had a major impact on their identity, social status and standard of living.