Rose Marie Beck

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	Germany
Title	Dr.
Affiliation	Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Email	r.m.beck@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Mailing Address	Institut für Afrikanische Sprachwissenschaften Universität Frankfurt Dantestr. 4 - 6 60054 Frankfurt am Main Germany
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: +49-69-798-28242
Countries of Specialization	East Africa.
Research Interests	Swahili, Herero, indirect/ambiguous communication, kanga/leso, comics, popular culture, gender
Teaching Interests	Swahili language, literature, culture, communication theory and methods
Publications	2001. Texte auf Textilien in Ostafrika. Sprichwörtlichkeit als Eigenschaft ambiger Kommunikation. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe. (Ph.D. thesis). ca. 20 articles, reviews.
Keywords	Swahili ; Herero ; communication ; kanga/leso ; comics ; popular culture ; gender.