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African Literature And The Politics Of Culture
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Author : James Tar Tsaaior
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2013-11-01
African Literature And The Politics Of Culture written by James Tar Tsaaior and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-01 with Social Science categories.
This book essentially negotiates African literature as a veritable site of artistic and cultural production and situates it within the dynamic of postcolonial cultural politics. It critically evaluates African literature as a contour of cultural contestation with the imperial politics of knowledge production about others and as an ideological strategy for knowing them. The book’s main contribution to the critical discourse on African literature and culture inheres in the fact that politics constitutes the enduring concern of society as it re/shapes and over-determines discourses which have continued to remain crucial to societal engineering. It, however, imagines the discursive existence as necessary for the evolving of a dynamic African literary tradition with an abiding fidelity to the verities of history. The book is useful for literary scholars, historians, critics, experts and students of postcolonial/cultural studies as well as general readership interested in African studies.
Ousmane Sembene And The Politics Of Culture
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Author : Lifongo J. Vetinde
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2014-11-12
Ousmane Sembene And The Politics Of Culture written by Lifongo J. Vetinde and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-12 with Literary Criticism categories.
Undoubtedly one of Africa’s most influential first generation of writers and filmmakers, Ousmane Sembene's creative works of fiction as well as his films have been the subject of a considerable number of scholarly articles. The schemas of reading applied to Sembene's oeuvre (novels, short stories and films) have, in the main, focused either on his militant posture against colonialism, his disenchantment with African leadership, or his infatuation with documenting the past in an attempt to present a balanced and nuanced view of African history. While these studies, unquestionably contribute to a better understanding of his works, they collectively ignore Sembene’s relentless preoccupation with culture in his entire career as a writer and filmmaker. The collection of essays in Sembene and the Politics of Culture sets out to fill that gap as the contributors at once foreground Sembene’s fixation on the centrality of culture in the articulation of the discourse of national consciousness and reevaluate his intellectual and artistic legacy within an overarching framework of African liberation. The contributors critically reassess the ideological underpinnings of Sembene’s thoughts, his role as one of the foundational pillars of African cultural production, and his relevance in current discourses of nationhood. They do so through a wide variety of interdisciplinary approaches that draw on linguistics, feminist theory, film theory, historiography, Marxist criticism, psychoanalysis and a host of other approaches that give novel insights in the critical analysis of the works under study. In the part entitled “Testimonies," a collection of conversations with people who worked closely with Sembene, each of the interlocutors provide illuminating insights into the man's life and work. The variety of themes and critical approaches in this critical anthology will certainly be of interest not only to students and scholars of African literature and cinema at various levels of intellectual and cultural sophistication but also anyone interested in the analysis of the nexus between power, culture, and the discourse of liberation.
Culture Society And Politics In Modern African Literature
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Author : Tanure Ojaide
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Culture Society And Politics In Modern African Literature written by Tanure Ojaide and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
A gap exists between African literary texts and their interpretation for many scholars and readers of African literature today. Unfamiliar with the cultures, societies, and politics of Africa, some readers bring a perspective to the work that is at odds with the worldview embodied by the works themselves. In Culture, Society, and Politics in Modern African Literature, Ojaide and Obi investigate the paradoxes and ironies of a literature produced in Africa and interpreted by readers and scholars (African and non-African) who are living outside the continent. Starting from the premise that literature is a cultural production of a people, they look at some of the factors important for the interpretation and analysis of African literature, including the colonial experience of Africans, the realities of the post-independence era, and the economic conditions of African states. This book, the collaborative work of a literary scholar-poet and a sociologist, addresses the general and specific problems in the understanding of African literature and will be of interest to students and scholars, as well as to general audiences. "In sum, the individual chapters cover a wide range within African literature, geographically and linguistically, with a special focus on current trends in creative production and criticism. The book is well written, with clear and concise explanations of critical terms and concepts." -- African Studies Review
Decolonising The Mind
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Author : Ngugi wa Thiong'o
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 1986
Decolonising The Mind written by Ngugi wa Thiong'o and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Literary Collections categories.
Ngugi wrote his first novels and plays in English but was determined, even before his detention without trial in 1978, to move to writing in Gikuyu.
Close To The Sources
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Author : Abebe Zegeye
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2011-03-28
Close To The Sources written by Abebe Zegeye and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-28 with Literary Criticism categories.
European and African works have found it difficult to move past the image of Africa as a place of exotica and relentless brutality. This book explores the status and critical relationship between politics, culture, literary creativity, criticism, education and publishing in the context of promoting Africa’s indigenous knowledge, and seeks to recover some of the sites where Africans continue to elaborate conflicting politics of self-affirmations. It both acknowledges and steps outside the protocols of analysis informed by nationalism, differentiating the forms that postcolonial theories have taken, and arguing for a selective appropriation of theory that emerges from Africa’s lived experiences.
Writers In Politics
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Author : Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
language : en
Publisher: East African Publishers
Release Date : 1981
Writers In Politics written by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo and has been published by East African Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Literary Criticism categories.
State And Culture In Postcolonial Africa
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Author : Tejumola Olaniyan
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2017-10-16
State And Culture In Postcolonial Africa written by Tejumola Olaniyan and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-16 with Social Science categories.
How has the state impacted culture and cultural production in Africa? How has culture challenged and transformed the state and our understandings of its nature, functions, and legitimacy? Compelled by complex realities on the ground as well as interdisciplinary scholarly debates on the state-culture dynamic, senior scholars and emerging voices examine the intersections of the state, culture, and politics in postcolonial Africa in this lively and wide-ranging volume. The coverage here is continental and topics include literature, politics, philosophy, music, religion, theatre, film, television, sports, child trafficking, journalism, city planning, and architecture. Together, the essays provide an energetic and nuanced portrait of the cultural forms of politics and the political forms of culture in contemporary Africa.
Contemporary African Literature And The Politics Of Gender
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Author : Florence Stratton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-09-23
Contemporary African Literature And The Politics Of Gender written by Florence Stratton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-23 with Literary Collections categories.
The influence of colonialism and race on the development of African literature has been the subject of a number of studies. The effect of patriarchy and gender, however, and indeed the contributions of African women, have up until now been largely ignored by the critics. Contemporary African Literature and the Politics of Gender is the first extensive account of African literature from a feminist perspective. In this first radical and exciting work Florence Stratton outlines the features of an emerging female tradition in African fiction. A chapter is dedicated to each to the works of four women writers: Grace Ogot, Flora Nwapa, Buchi Emecheta and Mariama Ba. In addition she provides challenging new readings of canonical male authors such as Chinua Achebe, Ngugi wa Thiongo'o and Wole Soyinka. Contemporary African Literature and the Politics of Gender thus provides the first truly comprehensive definition of the current literary tradition in Africa.
Moving The Centre
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Author : Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
language : en
Publisher: James Currey Publishers
Release Date : 1993
Moving The Centre written by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo and has been published by James Currey Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Literary Collections categories.
Ngugi advocates a cultural shift to redress the last 400 years of domination by a handful of western nations.
Decolonising The Mind
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Author : Ngugi wa Thiong'o
language : en
Publisher: East African Publishers
Release Date : 1992
Decolonising The Mind written by Ngugi wa Thiong'o and has been published by East African Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Africa categories.