“If You make these People Literate, You are undressing Me!”: Jean-Marc Ela and the Empowerment of the Kirdi in Tokombéré, Northern Cameroon (1970–1984)
This article discusses Jean-Marc Ela’s contribution to Kirdi empowerment in Tokombéré, Northern Cameroon, during the period 1970 and 1984. Drawing on ethnographic data, in-depth interviews and historical biography approach, the article argues that through a mixed methodology of fun, education and cr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Exchange
Year: 2024, Volume: 53, Issue: 4, Pages: 357-378 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BJ Islam CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations FD Contextual theology KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDB Roman Catholic Church RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Cameroon
B Jean-Marc Ela B Tokombéré B historical liberation theology B Kirdi empowerment |
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| Summary: | This article discusses Jean-Marc Ela’s contribution to Kirdi empowerment in Tokombéré, Northern Cameroon, during the period 1970 and 1984. Drawing on ethnographic data, in-depth interviews and historical biography approach, the article argues that through a mixed methodology of fun, education and critical discourse towards authorities, Ela worked towards the awaking of the subalterns’ consciousness in Tokombéré. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-543X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Exchange
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1572543x-bja10081 |
