Linda Hunter
Biographic Data
| ID | 83621 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda Hunter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda |
| FAMILY NAME | Hunter |
| SIGNATURE | HUNTER L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8064-6615 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Engaging Students Using an Arts-Based Pedagogy
In this study we explore how incorporating an arts-based pedagogical approach, specifically, the use of film, art, and music, into a second-year sociological theory course enhances students’ overall learning experiences. We report on data collected from a survey given to students enrolled in this course in 2020. Findings reveal that employing this arts-based pedagogy helps students to sustain an interest in the course material, understand the the…
Hausa
The Companion to African Literatures
A comprehensive guide to works by African authors that were written in English, this volume features entries in an alphabetical format on: authors; titles; literary genres, movements, influences and connections; and wider themes. 'This comprehensive compendium will be a handy companion for anyone working on African literatures. The entries are authoritative and up-to-date, providing information on the hundreds of authors and texts that have contr…
Towards a Hausa verbal aesthetic
This paper examines the terminology of Hausa metalanguage in verbal art, the discourse about language in verbal art, and the social function of that discourse in Hausa society. The primary sources are the language in oral narratives; the language of bori, the Hausa system of possession‐trance; and the language used in the performances of two contemporary Hausa oral poets from Niger. The Hausa trickster Gizo, for example, provides performers with …
Transformation in African Verbal Art
L'A. discute des processus par lesquels la voix, le discours et meme le langage sont transformes pendant la production de l'art verbal africain. Les transformations de la voix comprennent la modification du ton, le ventriloquisme et le sifflement. Dans la transformation du discours il y a souvent une substitution du son. Quand le langage est transforme, un langage ambigu et plurivocal est cree. Ces transformations sont decrites et leurs emplois e…
The Influence of the Medium on Children's Comprehension of Narrative
Books/Livres
Africa
Towards a Hausa verbal aesthetic
This paper examines the terminology of Hausa metalanguage in verbal art, the discourse about language in verbal art, and the social function of that discourse in Hausa society. The primary sources are the language in oral narratives; the language of bori, the Hausa system of possession‐trance; and the language used in the performances of two contemporary Hausa oral poets from Niger. The Hausa trickster Gizo, for example, provides performers with …
Engaging Students Using an Arts-Based Pedagogy
In this study we explore how incorporating an arts-based pedagogical approach, specifically, the use of film, art, and music, into a second-year sociological theory course enhances students’ overall learning experiences. We report on data collected from a survey given to students enrolled in this course in 2020. Findings reveal that employing this arts-based pedagogy helps students to sustain an interest in the course material, understand the the…
Transformation in African Verbal Art
L'A. discute des processus par lesquels la voix, le discours et meme le langage sont transformes pendant la production de l'art verbal africain. Les transformations de la voix comprennent la modification du ton, le ventriloquisme et le sifflement. Dans la transformation du discours il y a souvent une substitution du son. Quand le langage est transforme, un langage ambigu et plurivocal est cree. Ces transformations sont decrites et leurs emplois e…
Books/Livres
Africa
The Influence of the Medium on Children's Comprehension of Narrative
Transformation in African Verbal Art
L'A. discute des processus par lesquels la voix, le discours et meme le langage sont transformes pendant la production de l'art verbal africain. Les transformations de la voix comprennent la modification du ton, le ventriloquisme et le sifflement. Dans la transformation du discours il y a souvent une substitution du son. Quand le langage est transforme, un langage ambigu et plurivocal est cree. Ces transformations sont decrites et leurs emplois e…
Towards a Hausa verbal aesthetic
This paper examines the terminology of Hausa metalanguage in verbal art, the discourse about language in verbal art, and the social function of that discourse in Hausa society. The primary sources are the language in oral narratives; the language of bori, the Hausa system of possession‐trance; and the language used in the performances of two contemporary Hausa oral poets from Niger. The Hausa trickster Gizo, for example, provides performers with …
The Companion to African Literatures
A comprehensive guide to works by African authors that were written in English, this volume features entries in an alphabetical format on: authors; titles; literary genres, movements, influences and connections; and wider themes. 'This comprehensive compendium will be a handy companion for anyone working on African literatures. The entries are authoritative and up-to-date, providing information on the hundreds of authors and texts that have contr…
Hausa
Engaging Students Using an Arts-Based Pedagogy
In this study we explore how incorporating an arts-based pedagogical approach, specifically, the use of film, art, and music, into a second-year sociological theory course enhances students’ overall learning experiences. We report on data collected from a survey given to students enrolled in this course in 2020. Findings reveal that employing this arts-based pedagogy helps students to sustain an interest in the course material, understand the the…
Art (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Geography (2 works) · Hausa (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works)