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Representations of the african american experience through yoruba mythology: an analysis of tomi adeyemi’s Trilogy LEGACY OF ORISHA.
(Chuka University, 2025) Kobia,Eva Nkatha
Myth is the repository of the values of the society, and the writer who seeks to interpret his society must of necessity be concerned with myth. Various approaches have been adopted in the criticism of African American literature over time, including the empathy inherent in slave autobiographies, the sentimentalism of the abolitionist literature, black pride of the Harlem renaissance, the political poetry of the civil rights movement, the Black Lives Matter movement up to the modern-day digital revolution. These approaches have been enriched mainly by socio-political movements coupled with individual creativity. It is curious that despite having originated from Africa which has a rich heritage of oral traditions, writers and critics of African descent have accorded little attention to the ways in which orality contributes to the black man’s experience in America. This research attempted to fill this gap by analysing the use of Yoruba mythology in African American novels, focusing on Tomi Adeyemi’s trilogy Legacy of Orisha comprising of three texts namely Children of Blood and Bone, Children of Virtue and Vengeance and Children of Anguish and Anarchy. Three objectives guided this study: first, to explore various Yoruba myths in the trilogy Legacy of Orisha; secondly, to explore the nexus between these myths and African American experience in Tomi Adeyemi’s Legacy of Orisha; and finally, to analyse myth aesthetics in Tomi Adeyemi’s Trilogy of Orisha. The myth criticism theoretical framework pioneered by Claude Levi Strauss and advanced by later critics was adopted to examine the use of African orality and synthesize relevant mythological and diasporic issues. in the selected texts. Being qualitative in nature, the research relied on content analysis to analyse the selected novels. This study examined primary texts through purposive sampling, selecting a trilogy published between 2018 and 2024 that prominently features mythological elements. The trilogy is authored by an African American author and the texts are thematically rich in terms of socio-political issues. Secondary texts, including critical essays, theoretical works, and cultural studies, were systematically reviewed using a literature review matrix to identify key scholarly debates and gaps. The findings of this study show that the author presents fantastical elements suggesting that reconnection with ancestry can provide frameworks of resistance and identity formation. Additionally, the study reveals that the struggle over mythology is the struggle over narrative authority. Lastly, the study reveals that African mythology presents a rich narrative and symbolic depth just like traditionally favoured western mythologies. The study contributes to the scholarship practice. Pedagogically, the findings provide frameworks for teaching African mythology and Diasporic representations. The study provides insights for representations of myth which can be used for the development of reading material for children. Additionally, the research offers applications for journalism materials and media production.
An assessment of christians’ perception of christian marriage in the catholic church, our lady of visitation deanery, diocese of Embu, Kenya
(Chuka University, 2025) Mbogo, Gladwell Karimi
Marriage is one of the most important social institutions in the society. In the Catholic Church, it holds a profound religious and social significance. The Catholic Church teaches that marriage is one of the seven sacraments. It emphasizes on monogamy and indissolubility of marriage. There is lack of comprehensive research examining Christian’s practice of Christian marriage within Our Lady of Visitation Deanery. This study sought to assess Christians’ perception of Christian marriage in the Catholic Church, Our Lady of Visitation Deanery, Diocese of Embu, Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives; to examine the role of the church teachings in shaping perception of Christian marriage, to evaluate factors influencing Christians’ perception of Christian marriage, to determine strategies for expanding the perception and practice of Christian marriage and to analyze the impact of societal changes on Christian marriage practices in Our Lady of Visitation Deanery. This study adopted structural functionalism theory to provide a better understanding of marriage as a social institution that fulfils key societal functions such as preservation of marital norms and values. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The target population was 5020 people. A sample of 357 respondents including the Clergy, married couples, members preparing to marry and unmarried members were selected through stratified random sampling and purposive sampling techniques. The researcher used questionnaires, interview schedule and focus group discussions to gather information. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS version 29 to generate descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, while qualitative data from the Clergy and unmarried members was analyzed thematically using coding, categorization and identifying of emerging patterns to interpret meanings and relevance to the research. Key findings of the study showed that most Christians in our Lady of visitation deanery value Church marriage as a sacred covenant that symbolizes faith, love and divine blessing. The study concluded that although church teachings shape Christians perception of church marriage, there is a gap between doctrinal teachings and practice of marriage. It recommended strengthening marriage catechesis and premarital counselling, continuous marriage formation, integration of culture and faith and Community sensitization in order to enhance the practice of church marriage. This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge on social-anthropological aspect of religion by showing how religion interacts with culture in shaping marriage practices and family relations.
LITT 211: CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
(Chuka University, 2023-12-19) Chuka University
LITT 102: INTRODUCTION TO ORAL LITERATURE
(Chuka University, 2023-12-20) Chuka University
LITT 102: INTRODUCTION TO ORAL LITERATURE
(Chuka University, 2023-12-19) Chuka University
LITT 313: STYLISTICS
(Chuka University, 2023-12-19) Chuka University
PSYC 480—ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR AND DEVELOPMENT
(chuka university, 2024-12-17) chuka university
PSYC 311: PSYCHOLOGY OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOUR
(chuka university, 2024-12-18) chuka university
PSYC 472: SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION
(chuka university, 2024-12-11) chuka university
PSYC 482: APPLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(chuka university, 2024-12-11) chuka university
PSYC 471: COUNSELLING SPECIAL POPULATIONS
(chuka university, 2024-12-11) chuka university
ENGL 104: INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH
(CHUKA UNIVERSITY, 2023-04-25) CHUKA UNIVERSITY
ENGL 101: INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND LINGUSITICS
(CHUKA UNIVERSITY, 2023-04-30) CHUKA UNIVERSITY
EDFO 211: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
(CHUKA UNIVERSITY, 2023-08-29) CHUKA UNIVERSITY
EDCI 411: TEACHER EDUCATION
(CHUKA UNIVERSITY, 2023-04-13) CHUKA UNIVERSITY
EDCI 336: ENGLISH LANGAUGE SUBJECT METHODS
(CHUKA UNIVERSITY, 2023-04-27) CHUKA UNIVERSITY
EDCI 332: HISTORY AND GOVERNEMNT SUBJECT METHODS
(CHUKA UNIVERSITY, 2023-04-12) CHUKA UNIVERSITY
ECDI 312: COMPETENCE BASED CURRICULUM CONCEPTS
(CHUKA UNIVERSITY, 2023-04-13) CHUKA UNIVERSITY
ECDE 0145: DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY
(CHUKA UNIVERSITY, 2023-04-13) CHUKA UNIVERSITY
ECDE 445: GUIDANCE AND COUNSELIING
(CHUKA UNIVERSITY, 2023-04-13) CHUKA UNIVERSITY

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