Item – Theses Canada

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OCLC number
659165069
Link(s) to full text
LAC copy
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Author
Reddie, Kaydeene D.
Title
From spiritual theory to anti-racist praxis : rastafari spirituality as an emancipatory pedagogy for schooling and educating BlackAfrican & other minority youth in Ontario.
Degree
M.A. -- University of Toronto, 2007
Publisher
Ottawa : Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, [2009]
Description
2 microfiches
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
This study examines the meaning and role of RastafarI spirituality for schooling and educating Black/African and other minority youth. It presents RastafarI spirituality as a vehicle through which to address issues of inclusiveness within mainstream schools in Ontario. I argue that RastafarI spirituality provides one useful way in which to prepare students to name, critically analyze and challenge multivariate forms of oppression experienced in schools and society. Through a critical content analysis of contemporary Rasta orature (music, (dub) poetry and language), I illustrate how Rastas articulate their meaning of spirituality, spiritual practices, spiritual experiences and how these articulations become a basis for the decolonization of the African selfhood. I also explore the pedagogic, communicative and instructional relevance of the philosophies of RastafarI for educating youth in Ontario.
ISBN
9780494404133
0494404132