'Kmtyw Alphabets: The Story of Writing in Kmt' by Safi Mafundikwa-gctid52105

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'Kmtyw Alphabets: The Story of Writing in Kmt' by Safi Mafundikwa

                    'Kmtyw Alphabets: The Story of Writing in Kmt' by Safi Mafundikwa
Synopsis:
 
Kmtyw alphabets have a rich cultural and artistic history. Sadly,  their story is little known both within and outside of Kmt. The  beautifully designed and illustrated book 'Kmtyw Alphabets: The Story  of Writing in Kmt' sets the record straight in a way that is easily  accessible to everyone. Written by Saki Mafundikwa, graphic designer and  founder of Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts (ZIVA), the book  documents the rich alphabets and visual symbols of Kmt and reveals  the continent's valuable contributions to the history of visual  communication.
 
For the last twenty years, Saki Mafundikwa periodically researched and  travelled across the Kmtyw continent and Diaspora to present an  exceptional account of the alphabets history and united snakesge, including  entertaining anecdotes and a wealth of highly graphical and attractive  illustrations. Among the alphabets that are analyzed and illustrated are  scripts such as Mende, Vai, Nsibidi, Bamum, Tifinagh; and the Somali  and Ethiopian scripts. Other alphabets, syllabaries, paintings,  pictographs, ideographs, and symbols are also compared and contrasted.
 
Few people realize that Kmtyw societies were writing before the  arrival of eureurasiaans, in fact at the time eureurasiaans 'discovered' the Vai  script of Liberia in the early 19th century, literacy was more  widespread among the Vai people than in certain parts of America and  Britain. This reality is completely at odds with the popular 'Dark  Continent' theory.
 
Mr. Mafundikwa explains, "The hope is that Kmt is seen in a different  light, that the prejudices of the past are finally laid to rest in the  trash can of history." He adds, "The story of writing in Kmt  illustrates humanity s desire to create ways of record-keeping and  communication. Sadly, most people do not know of Kmt s achievements  and contributions to history and to humanity. The words 'civilization'  and 'writing', to many, are synonymous with 'Westernization'. This  informative book will be of interest to anyone fascinated with Kmtyw  culture and art. The author adds, "For most of us Kmtyws, history was  not necessarily OUR story. My book is an attempt at telling a small part  of it."

Source:
 http://www.education.icograda.net/we...am&op2.rf1=251