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Praise Poetry Project
In 1999, the Department of African American and African Studies at OSU was awarded funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to solve this difficult teaching/learning problem. A team of faculty and staff, led by Francis Abiola Irele, Professor of African American and African Studies, and Lupenga Mphande, Associate Professor of African American and African Studies, traveled to South Africa, hired a film crew, and went to a variety of locations to film these important historical and cultural, Praise Poetry, performances.
Visit the Web site for the Praise Poetry Video Database:
http://aaas.ohio-state.edu/projects/praisepoetry/video/
and also
Visit the Web sit for the companion Web site produced by WOSU TV34:
http://aaas.ohio-state.edu/projects/praisepoetry/
