Impact of Transculturalism and Globalization on the Concepts of Oral Literature and “Ubuntugogy” as Educational Paradigms for African Liberation and Development in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century

Francis Mowang Ganyi; Jayne Ise Owan

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Impact of Transculturalism and Globalization on the Concepts of Oral Literature and “Ubuntugogy” as Educational Paradigms for African Liberation and Development in the 21^st Century

Francis Mowang Ganyi, Jayne Ise Owan

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The concepts of transculturalism and globalization have, of late, occupied the front burner in discourses of many disciplines the world over as peoples and institutions examine, not just the potency but also the relevance of the concepts to their existence and well-being. In many educational institutions, the concepts have formed the basis or themes for conferences aimed at examining their effect on the progress and development of human society. African states and educational institutions have also joined in these discourses, and rightly so, since they cannot isolate themselves from the world polity within which they live and operate, except that the focus and concern of Africans seems for now, to be misplaced. It appears that Africa’s focus on the gains of these concepts, without the high level of technological advancement required to effectively and gainfully key-in to the envisaged or resultant new world order, should be on how it can meaningfully impact on the technologically advanced cultures of the world rather than struggling to accept concepts to which they have nothing to offer or even gain from now. It is from this perspective that this paper examines the meaning of transculturalism and its impact on the concept of Oral literature and the African philosophy of “Ubuntugogy” as educational paradigms for African liberation and development in the 21^st. century, to enable Africans re-assess their educational curricula and refocus same on Oral literature for positive advancement in the envisaged new world order propelled by these concepts.

DOI	10.11648/j.ellc.20160103.13
Published in	English Language, Literature & Culture (Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2016)
Page(s)	30-39
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Transculturalism, Globalization, Oral Literature, Ubuntugogy, African Culture, African Philosophy, Knowledge Systems, Identity and Education

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Department of English and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
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Department of English and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

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