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Colonialism, Education, and Gabon: an Examination of the Self-translation of Gabonese Citizens in Their Post-colonial Space Through Education and Language

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dc.contributor.advisorMaria Tymoczko
dc.contributor.advisorKathryn Lachman
dc.contributor.advisorBjorn Nordtveit
dc.contributor.authorBatsielilit, Moussavou F
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
dc.contributor.departmentComparative Literature
dc.date2024-03-28T19:56:38.000
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T18:19:46Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T18:19:46Z
dc.date.submittedSeptember
dc.date.submitted2016
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT COLONIALISM, EDUCATION, AND GABON: AN EXAMINATION OF THE SELF-TRANSLATION OF GABONESE CITIZENS IN THEIR POSTCOLONIAL SPACE THROUGH EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE. SEPTEMBER 2016 MOUSSAVOU FROY BATSIELILIT, B.A., UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA M.A., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Directed by: Professor Maria Tymoczko Gabon’s educational model, mode, and language of instruction are similar to that of France. Likewise, the official language in Gabon remains French. The similarities between both countries, as a result, have continued to perpetuate and reinforce the indirect, or direct, influence of French culture in Gabon. The resemblance also contributed to the inability of Gabon to create an independent identity from France. As a result, Gabonese citizens are self-translating and rewriting themselves as an extension of France while simultaneously censoring half of their identities from the narrative of nation. To understand the current situation, I investigate education and the language situation in Gabon and relate them to the field of Translation Studies in terms of the latter’s concepts. The thesis begins with a historical background of Gabon. The discussion then shifts to analyze the connection between language and power, and its use during French colonialism in Africa. The importance of language and power is in turn linked to education, resulting in an analysis of Gabon and France’s educational systems and materials. The issues of education, language, and identity are discussed so as to determine the influences on Gabonese citizens’ identities.
dc.description.degreeMaster of Arts (M.A.)
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7275/9052569
dc.identifier.orcidN/A
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/33418
dc.relation.urlhttps://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1468&context=masters_theses_2&unstamped=1
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subjectColonialism
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectGabon
dc.subjectTranslation
dc.subjectHybridity
dc.subjectSelf-translation
dc.subjectComparative Literature
dc.subjectTranslation Studies
dc.titleColonialism, Education, and Gabon: an Examination of the Self-translation of Gabonese Citizens in Their Post-colonial Space Through Education and Language
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