<i>Africa’s Legends</i>: digital technologies, aesthetics and middle-class aspirations in Ghanaian games and comics

Pijnaker, Tessa; Spronk, Rachel

doi:10.1080/21681392.2017.1371617

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“…The expansion of the formal private service sector created an arena in which the aspiring middle classes could develop, as opportunities in the government sector had diminished over time. Like elsewhere in Africa, young people found employment in the private sector, for example in the booming ICT industry at the turn of the century, which provided those from poorer families and without networks the chance to enter the workforce, become independent from relatives and make a career for themselves (Pijnaker and Spronk 2017; Spronk 2012). This generation worked and continues to work extremely hard.…”

Section: The Post-cold War Periodmentioning

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Structures, feelings andsavoir faire: Ghana's middle classes in the making

Spronk¹

2020

Africa

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The concept of ‘middle class’ in African societies has been recognized recently but at the same time it resists clear-cut definition. Rather than seeking clearer classification, I propose to embrace its contested nature as productive, seeing ‘middle class’ not as a category that we can find ‘out there’ and measure, but as a classification-in-the-making. Middle-class status, or a particular idea of the good life, is a position people strive towards, but what this entails depends on context and place. The study of the pursuit of social mobility in Ghana during colonialism, independence and the post-Cold War period – of those who have successfully improved their livelihoods – provides knowledge about the middle class in the making in different eras and under different conditions. I propose a three-pronged approach to study this processual nature: Raymond Williams’ notion of ‘structures of feeling’ helps unravel the shifting affective qualities of the changing political economy, while Sara Ahmed's focus on the ‘feelings of structure’ zooms in on agency as an important tool to analyse how middle-class trajectories unfold over time. Lastly, the availability of advantageous conditions is not enough to stimulate change; one needs the savoir faire to enact them.

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Structures, feelings andsavoir faire: Ghana's middle classes in the making

Spronk¹

2020

Africa

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“…Another study conducted by Mok, (2021) claims that digital technology has become an essential component of the educational process. The use of the technology can improve self-motivation (Pijnaker & Spronk, 2017). Piirto (2011) Creativity for the 21 st Century Skills offers the development of creativity consisting of seven elements, namely inspiration, imagery, imagination, insight, intuition and incubation to develop in social studies learning (Supriatna, 2020).…”

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Development of Characterized Digital Comics for Junior High School Students in Social Studies Learning

Usmaedi,

Maftuh,

Hamdan

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This study is aimed at developing the material for social science study at Junior High School by using characterized digital comics. The study uses a research and development model popularized by Borg and Gall. The types of data used in this research are qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative data was obtained based on criticism and suggestions for improvement from validators. Quantitative data was obtained based on the results of filling out a questionnaire in the form of objective product assessment scores. The instruments used for data collection were open and closed questionnaires. Based on the results of data analysis from media experts, a feasibility value was obtained from media experts 149 a maximum value of 152 so that a percentage of 98% was obtained, from material experts a feasibility value was obtained of 112 from a maximum value of 114 so that a percentage of 98% was obtained, and the results of scale group trials limited (10 students) obtained a score of 890 out of a total of 1000 so that a percentage of 89% was obtained. This shows that the digital comic with characters being developed is classified as "very valid" and can be implemented. In brief, the results of developing digital comics with characters are appropriate and can be recommended to be used in social science studies at junior high schools.

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“…In this article, I turn to a rather recent trend in popular culture of inventing heroes for comics -mainly in urban hubs like Lagos, Cape Town, Nairobi (Omanga 2016), Accra (Pijnaker and Spronk 2017) and, to a lesser extent, Abidjan. It is striking that some super heroes invented in Lagos are linked to Yoruba myths and legends, which are now entering the field of animation (Coetzee 2016).…”

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Animating the Future: Storytelling and Super Heroes in Africa

Fendler

2022

African Futures

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Africa’s Legends: digital technologies, aesthetics and middle-class aspirations in Ghanaian games and comics

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Structures, feelings andsavoir faire: Ghana's middle classes in the making

Structures, feelings andsavoir faire: Ghana's middle classes in the making

Development of Characterized Digital Comics for Junior High School Students in Social Studies Learning

Animating the Future: Storytelling and Super Heroes in Africa

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