KISW 416 — Nationalism and Identity of the Swahili People
Modern Languages · University of Ghana
The course looks at the characteristics of a national language, nationalism and the question of identity of the Swahili people. To give justice to the question of identity, the course will review the origins of Kiswahili, who is a Swahili person and what it the relationship between their language, Kiswahili, and their culture, the Swahili culture. The course will also discuss how the coastal people of East Africa identify themselves with the language including the problems associated with Swahili identity against the background of colonial administrations. The role of Kiswahili in identity construction and its contribution to the development of the Swahili States.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- ARAB 400 — Long Essay
- ARAB 401 — Advanced Arabic Proficiency I
- ARAB 402 — Advanced Arabic Proficiency II
- ARAB 403 — Oral for Academic and Professional Purposes
- ARAB 404 — Advanced Oral Expression
- ARAB 405 — Advanced Translation Skills I
- ARAB 406 — Advanced Translation Skills II
- ARAB 407 — Selected Topics I
- ARAB 408 — Selected Topics II
- ARAB 409 — Gender and Identity in Modern Arabic Literature
- ARAB 410 — Language Immersion II
- ARAB 411 — Aspects of Islamic and Umayyad Poetry
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).