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Colonial Literacy

Colonial Literacy is a systematic framework of reading and writing practices imposed by colonial powers in Africa that functioned as an instrument of cultural domination, distinguishing it from indigenous epistemic traditions by privileging European languages, knowledge systems, and administrative objectives.

210

Publications

14.6K

Citations

254

Authors

102

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

18

Parents

Publications

210

1–5 of 210

Authors

254

  1. JG
    Jack Goody

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 1.6K citations

    4

    h-index

  2. KA
    Kenneth A. Lockridge

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    4 publications · 128 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. WD
    Walter D. Mignolo

    Duke University, United States

    3 publications · 387 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. BT
    Barbara Trudell

    SIL International, United States

    3 publications · 132 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. TB
    Tony Ballantyne

    University of Otago, New Zealand

    2 publications · 79 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5 of 254

Institutions

102

  1. University of Botswana

    Gaborone, Botswana

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    99 citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    62 citations

  3. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    117 citations

  4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Durban, South Africa

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

  5. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    95 citations

  6. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    109 citations

  7. SIL International

    Dallas, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    104 citations

  8. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    155 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 15 publications · 2.5K citations

    15

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  2. International Journal of Educational Development

    IJED · 5 publications · 202 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. Ethnohistory

    4 publications · 130 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. International Review of Education

    IRE · 4 publications · 84 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. Comparative Education

    4 publications · 175 citations

    4

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