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Title
Is Education Enough? Exploring the Ontological Perceptions of Albinism in Tanzania |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/1887/136611 |
Date
2020 |
Author(s)
Alcolea Krauss, Rebecca |
Contributor(s)
van Dijk, Rijk |
Abstract
While perceptions of albinism have always been characterized by difference, it was not until the mid-2000s when brutal killings of people with albinism (PWA) occurred that the government attempted to tackle this problem through education. Almost twenty years later, discrimination and violence against PWA is still present in Tanzania, leading to questions about the effectiveness of an educational approach in combating such developments. Findings from my field research have revealed that people in the northern region of Tanzania perceive albinos to be a different ontological entity, which sustains violence and discrimination against PWA in the country. Most importantly, the governmental and non-governmental educational approach in tackling such problematic perceptions of albinism are proven insufficient in light of such ontological difference. My main recommendation is that education in Tanzania needs an ontological turn, which means that understanding and teaching should be done from the standpoint of albinos and society should be looked at from that perspective. |
Subject(s)
albinism; ontology; perceptions; education |
Language
en |
Type of publication
Master thesis |
Repository
Leiden - University of Leiden
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