ʿAjamī Literacies of Africa

The Hausa, Fula, Mandinka, and Wolof Traditions

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ID12115228
AuthorsFallou Ngom (0000-0002-2257-8386, Boston University, corresponding author), D Rodima-Taylor (0000-0003-0749-7489), David Robinson (0000-0002-0729-5011, Michigan State University)
Year2023
Volume14
Issue2
Pages119-143
Publication date2023-10-26
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueIslamic Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0803-0685 • E-ISSN: 0806-7120
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/21540993-20230002
OpenAlexW4388459970
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited2

African ʿAjamī literatures hold a wealth of knowledge on the history and intellectual traditions of the region but are largely unknown to the larger public. Our special issue seeks to enhance a broader understanding of this important part of the Islamic world, exploring the ʿAjamī literatures and literacies of four main language groups of Muslim West Africa: Hausa, Mandinka, Fula, and Wolof. Through increasing access to primary sources in ʿAjamī and utilizing an innovative multimedia approach, our research contributes to an interpretive and comparative analysis of African ʿAjamī literacy, with its multiple purposes, forms, and custodians. Our Editorial Introduction to the special issue discusses the building blocks and historical development of ʿAjamī cultures in West Africa, outlines the longitudinal collaborative research initiatives that our special issue draws upon, and explores the challenges and opportunities for participatory knowledge-making that accompany the rise of digital technologies in the study of African literatures and literacies

African studies · Citizen journalism · Custodians · Geography · Hausa · Islam · Languages of Africa · Linguistics · Literacy · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · African Studies and Geopolitics · Anthropology · Hispanic-African Historical Relations

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