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Women Writers In Francophone Africa
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Author : Nicki Hitchcott
language : en
Publisher: Berg 3pl
Release Date : 2000-01-04
Women Writers In Francophone Africa written by Nicki Hitchcott and has been published by Berg 3pl this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-04 with History categories.
Considering questions of genre and ideology, the author highlights the tension between the individualistic act of writing and the collective tradition of African society. The authors discussed include Aminata Sow Fall and Werewere Liking.
Francophone African Women Writers
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Author : Irène Assiba d'. Almeida
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Francophone African Women Writers written by Irène Assiba d'. Almeida and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Literary Criticism categories.
"A very important contribution to the field by an African scholar with a thorough, empathetic command of the field of African feminine writing in French."--Christiane Makward, Penn State University "A work of quality. . . . This first major study of fiction and nonfiction prose by Francophone African women is a significant work of criticism in the study of African literature."--Maxine Montgomery, Florida State University French-speaking African women traditionally expressed their creativity through oral storytelling. Previously silent in print, today they also speak through the written word, and their stories constitute one of the most significant recent developments in African literature. Ir�ne Assiba d'Almeida dates this emerging phenomenon to 1969, the year Kuoh-Moukouri's Rencontres essentielles was published. A few more books by women were published in the '70s, followed by a creative explosion in the '80 that d'Almeida describes as a militant feminist appropriation of the written word. D'Almeida's book, the first single-author critical study in English of literary expression by Francophone African women, examines novels and autobiographies by nine new and established writers, all published since 1975. She finds that writing has liberated Francophone African women. They use it to critique the patriarchal order, to champion the cause of women and the community, and to preserve positive aspects of tradition. D'Almeida divides her analysis into sections on three aspects of literary production. The first deals with autobiography and begins with A Dakar Childhood, by Nafissatou Diallo, the first Francophone African woman to write her own life history. The section also examines The Abandoned Baobab, by Ken Bugul, a book that broke sexual taboos, and My Country, Africa, by Andr�e Blouin. The second section looks at women and the family, including problems related to "compulsory" motherhood. It discusses Your Name Will Be Tanga, by Calixthe Beyala, Cries and Fury of Women, by Ang�le Rawiri (both published only in French), and Scarlet Song, by Mariama B�. The third section, "W/Riting Change: Women as Social Critics," discusses the ways female novelists link problems that affect women's lives to those affecting society at large. It examines works in French by Werewere Liking, Aminata Sow Fall, and V�ronique Tadjo. Ir�ne Assiba d'Almeida is associate professor of French and a member of the comparative literature and the women's studies faculties at the University of Arizona in Tucson. She was born in Dakar, Senegal, and grew up in Benin, West Africa. She has academic degrees from three continents (Africa, Europe, and North America) and is the author of articles on African literature, of literary translations, and of published poetry.
Portrayals And Gender Palaver In Francophone African Writings
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Author : Sanusi, Ramonu
language : en
Publisher: Graduke Publishers
Release Date : 2018-09-24
Portrayals And Gender Palaver In Francophone African Writings written by Sanusi, Ramonu and has been published by Graduke Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-24 with Literary Criticism categories.
The late 1960s witnessed the emergence of African women writers on the African literary space earlier dominated by African men. African women’s writings largely focus on deconstructing the patriarchal order, religious prescription and cultural mores in order to tear women’s veil of invisibility. The topics covered in the book are comprehensive and include among others: The Francophone African Novel; Religious and cultural constructs of African women; The poetic constructs of African women; Fictional constructs of subaltern African women; Marriage and the subordination of women; Physical and sexual exploitation of women; Women and Polygamy in men’s fiction; African women writers and the utilitarian function of their art; Female protagonists in fiction by African women; Discourse on the oppressors and the oppressed; African feminism/Western Feminism.
Francophone African Poetry And Drama
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Author : Richard J. Gray II
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-09-23
Francophone African Poetry And Drama written by Richard J. Gray II and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
Scholars examining literature from former French colonies sometimes view it wrongly as simply an outgrowth of colonial literature. By suggesting new ways to understand the multiple voices present, this book explores how Francophone African poetry and theatre in particular, since the 1960s, constitute both an organic cultural product and a reflection of the diverse African cultures in which they originate. Themes explored in five chapters include the many kinds of African identity formation, the resistance to former notions of literary composition as art, a remapping of social responsibility, and the impact of globalization on Francophone Africa's participation in world economics, politics and culture. This study highlights the inner workings of Francophone African literature and suggests a canonization of modern Francophone works from a world perspective.
The Portrayal Of Woman In The Works Of Francophone Women Writers From West Africa And The French Caribbean
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Author : Elizabeth Ann Wilson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
The Portrayal Of Woman In The Works Of Francophone Women Writers From West Africa And The French Caribbean written by Elizabeth Ann Wilson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with African literature (French) categories.
Introduction To Francophone African Literature
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Author : Olusola Oke
language : en
Publisher: Spectrum Books
Release Date : 2000
Introduction To Francophone African Literature written by Olusola Oke and has been published by Spectrum Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
The first title of a new African literature series, this is a lively, accomplished collection of essays about modern African literature in French. It aims to address the need - of both the anglophone African and the non-African reader - for literary criticism of francophone literature in English, and thus bridge a prevailing, prohibitive lanaguage and cultural barrier. The collection covers a comprehensive range of genres - from the epic traditon and oral literature, to poetry and the modern novel. Its contributors are all specialists in French literature and African literature in French, and include for example the prominent Nigerian critic of feminist literature and feminism, Adule Adebayo. Subjects include: negritude poetry as a process of protest, revolt and reconciliation; the biographies and autobiographical novels of women writers and their comparative late arrival on the literary scene; and perspectives on the debate surrounding the tradition and status of the African novel.
Violence In Francophone African And Caribbean Women S Literature
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Author : Chantal Kalisa
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Violence In Francophone African And Caribbean Women S Literature written by Chantal Kalisa and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Chantal Kalisa examines the ways in which women writers lift taboos imposed on them by their society and culture and challenge readers with their unique perspectives on violence. Comparing women from different places and times, Kalisa treats types of violence such as colonial, familial, linguistic, and war-related, specifically linked to dictatorship and genocide. She examines Caribbean writers Michele Lacrosil, Simone Schwartz-Bart, Gisèle Pineau, and Edwidge Danticat, and Africans Ken Begul, Calixthe Beyala, Nadine Bar, and Monique Ilboudo. She also includes Sembène Ousmane and Frantz Fanon.
Rewriting The Return To Africa
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Author : Anne M. François
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2011-08-16
Rewriting The Return To Africa written by Anne M. François and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-16 with Literary Criticism categories.
Rewriting The Return to Africa: Voices of Francophone Caribbean Women Writers examines the ways Guadeloupean women writers Maryse Condé, Simone Schwarz-Bart and Myriam Warner-Vieyra demystify the theme of the return to Africa as opposed to the masculinist version by Négritude male writers from the 1930s to 1960s. Négritude, a cultural and literary movement, drew much of its strength from the idea of a mythical or cultural reconnection with the African past allegorized as a mother figure. In contrast these women writers, of the post-colonial era who are to large extent heirs of Négritude, differ sharply from their male counterparts in their representation of Africa. In their novels, the continent is not represented as a propitious mother figure but a disappointing father figure. This study argues that these women writers' subversion of the metaphorical figure of Africa and its transformation is tied to their gender. The women novelists are indeed critical of a female allegorization of the land that is reminiscent of a colonial or nationalist project and a simplistic representation of motherhood that does not reflect the complexities of the Diaspora's relation to origins and identity. Unlike the primary male writers of the Négritude movement, they carefully "gendered" the notion of return by choosing female protagonists who made their way back to the Motherland in search of identity. I argue that writing is a more suitable space for the female subject seeking identity because it allows her to have a voice and become subject rather than object as that was the case with the Négritude writers. The women writers' shattering of the image of Mother Africa and subsequently that of Father Africa highlights the complex relationship between Africa and the Diaspora from a female point of view. It shifts the identity quest of the characters towards the Caribbean, which emerges as the real problematic mother: a multi-faceted, fragmented figure that reflects the constitutive clash that occurred in the archipelago between Europe, Africa, and the Americas where the issues of race, gender, class, culture, ethnicity, history, and language are very complex.
Central African Francophone Women Writers
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Author : Cheryl Toman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Central African Francophone Women Writers written by Cheryl Toman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Francophone African Women Writers
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Author : Philomena Ama Boatema Asante
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Francophone African Women Writers written by Philomena Ama Boatema Asante and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Women authors, African categories.