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Menán Du Plessis (Stellenbosch University and U. of Kentucky)

Menán Du Plessis (Stellenbosch University and U. of Kentucky)

March 31, 2015 00:22:08

Guests: Du Plessis, Menan

Host: Alegi, Peter
Limb, Peter

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Episode 090

Language and Power- Khoesan Studies

Menán Du Plessis (Stellenbosch University and U. of Kentucky) on her literary work, research on the Kora! language, and the significance of Khoesan linguistics to southern African studies. Du Plessis also considers digitization efforts and the impact of mass media and the Internet on endangered African languages.

00:00:00 - 00:01:22 Introduction
00:01:22 - 00:04:28 Path to Khoesan Linguistics
00:04:28 - 00:06:06 Khoesan Linguistics in African Studies
00:06:06 - 00:08:32 Language and African History
00:08:32 - 00:14:44 Kora Language
00:14:44 - 00:17:38 Politics of Digitizing Language
00:17:38 - 00:22:08 Possibilities and Pitfalls of Language Digitization

Cite this Episode

Du Plessis, Menan, Peter Alegi, and Peter Limb. "Language and Power- Khoesan Studies". Africa Past and Present, March 31, 2015. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=090/.