Recently added articles from The Journal of Pan African Studies (Online):
The Shona Conception of Euthanasia: A Quest to Depart from Zimbabwe Tradition
Dec 01, 2009; ... Abstract Euthanasia is among the most popular titles of several academic debates on studying prevailing social norms concerning medical ethics, and thus, most of the literature focuses either on arguments for or against euthanasia. The Shona culture of Zimbabwe is one culture that ...
Soul Session 101: Africological Engagement
Dec 01, 2009; ... Hwe Mu Dua, our 'measuring stick' Adinkra symbol from the Akan of Ghana and the Gyaman of Cote d'Ivoire which represents examination and quality control, stressing the need to strive for the best quality, whether in production of goods or in human endeavors provides the glue for our ...
Solomon Mutsvairo as A Historical Artist: The Interface of History and Fiction
Dec 01, 2009; ... Abstract The paper analyses Mutsvairo's Mapondera: Soldier of Zimbabwe (1978), Mweya waNehanda (1988) and Chaminuka: Prophet of Zimbabwe (1983) as recreations of the history of Zimbabwe in fictional terms. It also looks at these novels in relation to the events that preceded the second ...
Remembering Rasta Pioneers: An Interview with Barry Chevannes
Dec 01, 2009; ... Barry Chevannes (http://mord.mona.uwi.edu/staff/view.asp?pid=225) holds a Master of Science in Sociology from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and a Ph.D. (Anthropology) from Columbia University. A professor of Social Anthropology, former Head of the Department of Sociology, Social Work ...
The African Union: Pan-Africanist Aspirations and the Challenge of African Unity
Dec 01, 2009; ... Abstract The African Union is an example of regional integration that is a contemporary phenomenon. At the same time, it is seen as the realization of the desire of some of the founding fathers of the OAU to have a more integrated Union. The wishes of the founders of the ...