Language And The Construction Of Multiple Identities In The Nigerian Novel
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Language And The Construction Of Multiple Identities In The Nigerian Novel
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Author : Romanus Aboh
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2018-12-28
Language And The Construction Of Multiple Identities In The Nigerian Novel written by Romanus Aboh and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-28 with Literary Criticism categories.
Language and the construction of multiple identities in the Nigerian novel examines the multifaceted relation between people and the various identities they construct for themselves and for others through the context-specific ways they use language. Specifically, this book pays attention to how forms of identities ethnic, cultural, national and gender are constructed through the use of language in select novels of Adichie, Atta and Betiang. Employing an interdisciplinary approach, this book draws analytical insights from critical discourse analysis, literary discourse analysis and socio-ethno-linguistic analysis. This approach enables the author to engage with the novels, to illuminate the link between the ways Nigerians use language and the identities they construct. Being a context-driven analysis, this book critically scrutinises literary language beyond stylistic borders by interrogating the micro and macro levels of language use, a core analytical paradigm frequently used by discourse analysts who engage in critical discourse analysis.
Language And The Construction Of Multiple Identities In The Nigerian Novel
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Author : Aboh, Romanus
language : en
Publisher: NISC (Pty) Ltd
Release Date : 2018-12-28
Language And The Construction Of Multiple Identities In The Nigerian Novel written by Aboh, Romanus and has been published by NISC (Pty) Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-28 with Literary Criticism categories.
Language and the construction of multiple identities in the Nigerian novel examines the multifaceted relation between people and the various identities they construct for themselves and for others through the context-specific ways they use language. Specifically, this book pays attention to how forms of identities – ethnic, cultural, national and gender – are constructed through the use of language in select novels of Adichie, Atta and Betiang. Employing an interdisciplinary approach, this book draws analytical insights from critical discourse analysis, literary discourse analysis and socio-ethno-linguistic analysis. This approach enables the author to engage with the novels, to illuminate the link between the ways Nigerians use language and the identities they construct. Being a context-driven analysis, this book critically scrutinises literary language beyond stylistic borders by interrogating the micro and macro levels of language use, a core analytical paradigm frequently used by discourse analysts who engage in critical discourse analysis.
Unshared Identity
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Author : Babajide Ololajulo
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2018-12-28
Unshared Identity written by Babajide Ololajulo and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-28 with Political Science categories.
Unshared Identity employs the practice of posthumous paternity in Ilupeju-Ekiti, a Yoruba-speaking community in Nigeria, to explore endogenous African ways of being and meaning-making that are believed to have declined when the Yoruba and other groups constituting present-day Nigeria were preyed upon by European colonialism and Westernisation. However, the authors fieldwork for this book uncovered evidence of the resilience of Africas endogenous epistemologies. Drawing on a range of disciplines, from anthropology to literature, the author lays bare the hypocrisy underlying the ways in which dominant Western ideals of being and belonging are globalised or proliferated, while those that are unorthodox or non-Western (Yoruba and African in this case) are pathologised, subordinated and perceived as repugnant. At a time when the issues of decolonisation and African epistemologies are topical across the African continent, this book is a timely contribution to the potential revival of those values and practices that make Africans African.
Linguistic Literary And Cultural Diversity In A Global Perspective
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Author : Adams Bodomo
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2024-09-15
Linguistic Literary And Cultural Diversity In A Global Perspective written by Adams Bodomo and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Diversity in a Global Perspective is a captivating collection of research articles. This volume explores the intricate connections between language, culture, and identity across the globe. An agenda-setting introduction by the editors and essays by Liliana Sikorska and Shin-ichi Morimoto establish the scope and stakes of the book as a whole. Chapters by Eri Ohashi, Ruth Karachi Benson Oji, Liliane Hodieb, Zheng Yang, Zhifang Li, and Wanwarang Softic investigate cultural diversity in film. Chapters by Mai Hussein, Wang Chutong, and Darja Zorc Maver offer insights into the linguistic and literary creativity of diasporic and immigrant communities, and a new global context for German literature is developed in chapters by Ekaterina Riabykh, Muharrem Kaplan, and Tomás Espino Barrera. Appealing to scholars, researchers, and students, this interdisciplinary work sheds light on the complexities of our globalized world. Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Diversity in a Global Perspective is a valuable addition to the field, offering fresh perspectives on language, culture, and identity.
Mapping World Anglophone Studies
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Author : Pavan Kumar Malreddy
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-10-30
Mapping World Anglophone Studies written by Pavan Kumar Malreddy and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book explores core issues in the emerging field of World Anglophone Studies. It shows that traditional frameworks based on the colonial and imperial legacies of English need to be revised and extended to understand the complex adaptations, iterations, and incarnations of English in the contemporary world. The chapters in this volume make three significant interventions in the field: First, they showcase the emergence of Anglophone literatures and cultures in parts of the world not traditionally considered Anglophone – Cuba, the Arab world, the Balkan region, Vietnam, Algeria, and Belize, among others Second, they feature new zones of contact and creolization between Anglophone literatures, cultures, and languages such as Swahili, Santhali, Ojibway, and Hindi, as well as Anglophone representations of colonial encounters and contemporary experiences in non-Anglophone settings such as Cuba, Angola, and Algeria And finally, the volume turns to Anglophone literary and cultural productions on new platforms such as social media and Netflix and highlights the role of English in emergent sites of resistance involving women, Indigenous populations, queer and other non-heteronormative sexualities, as well as post-conflict societies Mapping linguistic transgressions and the transmigration of cultural tropes between Englishes, vernaculars, and a wide variety of other languages with a rich set of case studies, this volume will be essential reading for courses such as world literatures in English, postcolonial studies, anglophone studies, literature and culture, Indian Ocean worlds, Global Englishes, and Global South studies.
Nation Power And Dissidence In Third Generation Nigerian Poetry In English
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Author : E. Egya
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2019-04-12
Nation Power And Dissidence In Third Generation Nigerian Poetry In English written by E. Egya and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-12 with Literary Criticism categories.
Nation, Power and Dissidence in Third Generation Nigerian Poetry in English is a theoretical and analytical survey of the poetry that emerged in Nigeria in the 1980s. Hurt into poetry, the poets collectively raise aesthetics of resistance that dramatises the nationalist imagination bridging the gap between poetry and politics in Nigeria. The emerging generation of poetic voices raises an outcry against the repressive military regimes of the 1980s and 1990s. Ingrained in the tradition of protest literature in Africa, the third-generation poetry is presented here as part of the cultural struggles that unseat military despotism and envisage a democratic society.
African Personhood And Applied Ethics
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Author : Motsamai Molefe
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2020-02-03
African Personhood And Applied Ethics written by Motsamai Molefe and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-03 with Philosophy categories.
Recently, the salient idea of personhood in the tradition of African philosophy has been objected to on various grounds. Two such objections stand out the book deals with a lot more. The first criticism is that the idea of personhood is patriarchal insofar as it elevates the status of men and marginalises women in society. The second criticism observes that the idea of personhood is characterised by speciesism. The essence of these concerns is that personhood fails to embody a robust moral-political view. African Personhood and Applied Ethics offers a philosophical explication of the ethics of personhood to give reasons why we should take it seriously as an African moral perspective that can contribute to global moral-political issues. The book points to the two facets that constitute the ethics of personhood an account of (1) moral perfection and (2) dignity. It then draws on the under-explored view of dignity qua the capacity for sympathy inherent in the moral idea of personhood to offer a unified account of selected themes in applied ethics, specifically women, animal and development.
Gender Terrains In African Cinema
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Author : Dipio, Dominica
language : en
Publisher: NISC (Pty) Ltd
Release Date : 2019-04-15
Gender Terrains In African Cinema written by Dipio, Dominica and has been published by NISC (Pty) Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-15 with Performing Arts categories.
Gender Terrains in African Cinema reflects on a body of canonical African filmmakers who address a trajectory of pertinent social issues. Dipio analyses gender relations around three categories of female characters – the girl child, the young woman and the elderly woman and their male counterparts. Although gender remains the focal point in this lucid and fascinating text, Dipio engages attention in her discussion of African feminism in relation to Western feminism. With its broad appeal to African humanities, Gender Terrains in African Cinemastands as a unique and radical contribution to the field of (African) film studies, which until now, has suffered from a paucity of scholarship.
What The Forest Told Me
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Author : Ayo Adeduntan
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2019-04-12
What The Forest Told Me written by Ayo Adeduntan and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-12 with Social Science categories.
Studies of Yoruba culture and performance tend to focus mainly on standardised forms of performance, and ignore the more prevalent performance culture which is central to everyday life. What the Forest Told Me conveys the elastic nature of African cultural expression through narratives of the Yoruba hunters' exploits. Hunters' narratives provide a window on the Yoruba understanding and explanation of their world; a cosmology that negates the anthropocentric view of creation. In a very literal sense, man, in this peculiar world, is an equal actor with animal and nature spirits with whom he constantly contests and negotiates space.
White Narratives The Depiction Of Post 2000 Land Invasions In Zimbabwe
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Author : Irikidzayi Manase
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2016-12-29
White Narratives The Depiction Of Post 2000 Land Invasions In Zimbabwe written by Irikidzayi Manase and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-29 with Political Science categories.
The post-2000 period in Zimbabwe saw the launch of a fast track land reform programme, resulting in a flurry of accounts from white Zimbabweans about how they saw the land, the land invasions, and their own sense of belonging and identity. In White Narratives, Irikidzayi Manase engages with this fervent output of texts seeking definition of experiences, conflicts and ambiguities arising from the land invasions. He takes us through his study of texts selected from the memoirs, fictional and non-fictional accounts of white farmers and other displaced white narrators on the post-2000 Zimbabwe land invasions, scrutinising divisions between white and black in terms of both current and historical ideology, society and spatial relationships. He examines how the revisionist politics of the Zimbabwean government influenced the politics of identities and race categories during the period 20002008, and posits some solutions to the contestations for land and belonging.