LINGUIST List 21.4503 Wed Nov 10 2010 FYI: Call for Book Chapters: Lang and Gender in Africa Editor for this issue: Brent Miller <brentlinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Lilian Gangla , Call for Book Chapters: Lang and Gender in Africa Message 1: Call for Book Chapters: Lang and Gender in Africa Date: 10-Nov-2010 From: Lilian Gangla <GanglaLAtut.ac.za> Subject: Call for Book Chapters: Lang and Gender in Africa E-mail this message to a friend Language, Gender, and Development in Africa: The Elusive Links Call for Book Chapter Proposals In their search for solutions to the development problems of Africa, students of African development have often ignored linguistic and other socio-cultural resources such as gender (Prah 1993). When linguistic and gender issues are addressed at all, the fact that there is a multiplicity of languages in African countries--and the complex of the African social fabric resulting from deep seated patriarchal traditions and cultures--is often seen as a hindrance to the development of the continent. The result is that more often than not theories and issues of achieving an accelerated rate of development in Africa are discussed without any recourse to gender and linguistic issues. The reason for such a state of affairs can be postulated. Africa’s development and development in general, is often conceived of in a rather narrow sense in terms of such economic indicators as GDP, GNP, and other economic notions such as income per capita. The consequences of this quantitative approach to development are that economic indicators are often erroneously equated with national development and societal well-being. In this narrow sense, then, the role of language and gender in Africa's development may be seen as a bit too marginal to be taken seriously. Secondly, even when issues of language and gender are addressed in Africa’s development discourse, they are usually treated as mutually exclusive variables, with little or no attempt being made to focus on the tripartite nature of the interrelationship between language, gender, and development. In this regard, the proposed volume will focus on the relationship between language, gender, and development, and offers a specific proposal for addressing issues of language policy and planning in Africa. Chapter proposals which seek to liberate the notion of development from the narrow corridors of GDPs, GNPs and reinterpret it in newer paradigms which recognize the roles of language and gender in a comprehensive transformation of Africa's socio-cultural, economic, and technological structures are welcome. Such proposals should focus on but not limited to the following sub themes: 1. Gender and development issues in language planning in Africa 2. Language, gender, and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in Africa 3. The role of language and gender in socio-economic development in Africa 4. Language, gender, and health communication in Africa 5. The impact of gendered mass media language on development in Africa 6. Linguistic and gender ideologies in African development 7. Language, gender, and the expression of indigenous African knowledge in development 8. Language and gender in development discourse in Africa Editors: D.O. Orwenjo (Kenyatta University, Kenya) L.A. Gangla (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa) L. Netshitomboni (Statistics South Africa) 300 word chapter proposals are invited from scholars and practitioners working on issues of Language, Gender, and Development with specific focus on Africa. Proposals should be sent to Ms Lillian Gangla at the following address: GanglaLAtut.ac.za by 30 January 2011. Authors of successful proposals will be contacted by 28 February 2011. Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 10-Nov-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.