Multilingualism and Multiculturalism in Namibia

Dr Nelson Mlambo is Associate Professor of English and World Literature at the University of Namibia. His research focuses on literary studies, particularly recent theories relevant to Africa’s present challenges. He is a visiting fellow at Oxford University, UK, and a visiting fellow at Leeds University Centre for African Studies and Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute at Leeds University, UK.Aurélie Zannier-Wahengo is a senior lecturer of French as a foreign language at the University of Namibia. Her research is focused on language teaching methods and formative assessment. She has been involved in interdisciplinary projects and research in the fields of arts, languages ​​and multilingualism.

• SECTION ONE: MULTILINGUALISM AS A MULTICULTURAL MARKER.- Navigating Multi-Culturalism in Higher Education in a Multi-Ethnic Country Cynthy Haihambo.- Windhoek as a meeting place of Namibian voices:  Rural to urban migration shaping the multilingual profile of the capital city.- The Silozi Language Question in Namibia’s Multilingual Zambezi Region.- Reading to learn in a multilingual Namibian context with teaching and learning resource constraints Belden Liswaniso.- Did it have to be English? A Comparative Study of Anglophone Language Planning and Multilingualism in Kenya and Namibia.- SECTION TWO: MULTICULTURAL PRACTICES IN NAMIBIA.- From supposedly ‘no culture’ to ‘making my own culture’: Some Provocations on Culture and Multi/Transculturalism in Namibia.- Exploring rhetorical mechanisms in preserving cultural practices: A case of ekaka (dried wild spinach) in Aandonga culture.- Embracing the past in order to celebrate the future: Multiculturalism in Aawambo and Vakavango peoples’ fashion in Namibia as expressions of intercultural intertwinements.- Preserving Indigenous Knowledge: The significance of omaludi  eengobe Festival in Oshiwambo culture: the case study of Etomba village.- Could a Zine – A limited DIY Self-publication Liberate the Creative, Artistic and Cultural Voices of UNAM Staff and Students?.