John F Povey

Biographic Data

ID84407
NAMEJohn F Povey
GIVEN NAMESJohn F
FAMILY NAMEPovey
SIGNATUREPOVEY J F
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS10
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1966
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1986
H-INDEX1

  • Songs in a Time of War

    John F Povey, John Povey et al.ARTICLEAfrican Arts1986Cited by: 1

  • Outsiders: American Short Stories for Students of ESL

    Ilona Leki, Jean S Mullen et al.ARTICLETESOL Quarterly1984

    Literature for Discussion: A Reader for Advanced Students of English as a Second Language. John F. Povey

  • African Language Literatures: An Introduction to the Literary History of Sub-Saharan Africa

    John F Povey, John Povey et al.ARTICLEWorld Literature Today1982Cited by: 9

  • African Literature Today, Vol. 11

    John F Povey, John Povey et al.ARTICLEAfrican Studies Review1981

  • African Literature Today: No. 10, Retrospect and Prospects

    John F Povey, John Povey et al.ARTICLEAfrican Studies Review1981

  • The Art and Peoples of Black Africa

    John F Povey, John Povey et al.ARTICLELeonardo1977

  • Hammer Blows and Other Writings

    John F Povey, John Povey et al.ARTICLEASA Review of Books1976

  • The Emergence of African Fiction

    John F Povey, John Povey et al.ARTICLEASA Review of Books1976

  • The Traditional Artist in African Societies

    John F Povey, John Povey et al.ARTICLELeonardo1976

  • New African Studies Centers: A Ucla/Hew Pilot Program

    John F Povey, John PoveyARTICLEAfrican Studies Review1969

    There has been considerable discussion recently in recognition of the need to develop African studies in this country on a far wider basis than at present, where it is concentrated too narrowly in a few major centers of great academic strength. Such discussion has been exacerbated by the demands of Afro-Americans whose concern for African studies is not less significant for the debatable academic basis upon which it is posited. The problem with a…

  • Literature in Tesl Programs: The Language and the Culture

    John F Povey, John PoveyARTICLETESOL Quarterly1967

    As we begin to plan a course which offers an introduction to English literature to non-native speakers, we find that the need for a fresh approach makes us first begin to reconsider our justifications for teaching literature at all. Usually our presuppositions remain unquestioned because of the long tradition of such courses for native speakers. Even to pose the question of purpose may cause shocked responses, for is not the value of literature s…

  • African Literature and American Universities

    John F Povey, John PoveyARTICLEAfrican Studies Review1966

    Independence broke the formal political connection between the new African states and their former European colonial administration. The change did not terminate the significance of the ex-colonial language within these African countries. The colonial power had, by both design and necessity, woven its language tightly into the educational and administrative structure of the countries. Even after independence the difficulties facing the adoption o…