Postcolonial Representation Of The African Woman In The Selected Works Of Ngugi And Adichie
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Postcolonial Representation Of The African Woman In The Selected Works Of Ngugi And Adichie
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Author : Eren Bolat
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2022-03-07
Postcolonial Representation Of The African Woman In The Selected Works Of Ngugi And Adichie written by Eren Bolat 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 2022-03-07 with Literary Criticism categories.
Until the lives and issues of African women arrived on the agenda of postcolonial writers, African women, who continued their lives under double colonization by patriarchy and dominant powers, did not have much standing in literary works and in the world of literature. Postcolonial African women have often been represented as weak, subaltern, and speechless by western writers, and have even been underrepresented by some postcolonial writers. This book shows how the African woman, who is usually represented in clichéd and stereotyped forms, is depicted a versatile way in Ngugi and Adichie’s novels.
Narratives Crossing Boundaries
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Author : Joachim Friedmann
language : en
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Release Date : 2023-09-30
Narratives Crossing Boundaries written by Joachim Friedmann and has been published by transcript Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-30 with Social Science categories.
As the dominant narrative forms in the age of media convergence, films and games call for a transmedial perspective in narratology. Games allow a participatory reception of the story, bringing the transgression of the ontological boundary between the narrated world and the world of the recipient into focus. These diverse transgressions - medial and ontological - are the subject of this transdisciplinary compendium, which covers the subject in an interdisciplinary way from various perspectives: game studies and media studies, but also sociology and psychology, to take into account the great influence of storytelling on social discourses and human behavior.
Proceedings International Conference On Intercultural Humanities
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language : en
Publisher: Sanata Dharma University Press
Release Date : 2023-06-22
Proceedings International Conference On Intercultural Humanities written by and has been published by Sanata Dharma University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-22 with Social Science categories.
In an era characterized by globalization, technological advancements, and increased interconnectedness, the need to foster understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures has become more critical than ever. The field of intercultural humanities seeks to bridge the gaps between different societies, languages, traditions, and belief systems, promoting dialogue, empathy, and mutual respect. This conference served as a platform for the exchange of ideas, theories, methodologies, and practical approaches that contribute to the advancement of intercultural humanities. It aimed to delve into various disciplines within the humanities, including literature, linguistics, and education while examining how they intersect and interact with diverse cultural contexts.
Female Characters In Ngugi Wa Thiong O S A Grain Of Wheat And Tsitsi Dangarembga S Nervous Conditions
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Author : Stefanie Dalvai
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-01-15
Female Characters In Ngugi Wa Thiong O S A Grain Of Wheat And Tsitsi Dangarembga S Nervous Conditions written by Stefanie Dalvai and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-15 with categories.
Academic Paper from the year 2018 in the subject Literature - Africa, grade: 1, University of Malta (English Culture), course: The Postcolonial Novel 1: African, language: English, abstract: The three questions this paper tries to answer are to what degree the African women in both novels are or are not being dominated, what plays a role in this power-play and whether there is a significant difference between the depiction of women in the two novels, as they are set in two different African regions, Kenya and Zimbabwe. In the first section, the historical background of both plots is outlined, followed by an analysis of selected female characters of both novels. In the last section, conclusions will be drawn comparing both novels, its characters, its authors and the respective history. Men used to, and still do to some extent, dominate the literary sphere in Africa; therefore, the depiction of women was mostly that of a dutiful wife and mother. When this one-sided standard wasn't met, the rebellious protagonist was shown to 'suffer the tragic fate of the non-conformist', which comprehended dying or being outcasted. It might seem harmless at first, as it is 'just' literature, but it is important to consider the influential power it has on people's perception of the world. For this reason, it became more and more important to analyze the representation of women in books and change it to a more positive picture. As the canon of female African writers started to grow, so did the multiplicity of different depictions of female characters. This change of view was not only to be found in female authors, but in male as well. Both Ngugi wa Thiong'o's A "Grain of Wheat" and Tsitsi Dangarembga's "Nervous Conditions" depict different types of women and their dual struggle in finding their own female identity against both patriarchy and the colonizer.
Postcolonial Hauntologies African Women S Discourses Of The Female Bod
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Author : Ayo A. Coly
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2019-06-01
Postcolonial Hauntologies African Women S Discourses Of The Female Bod written by Ayo A. Coly 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 2019-06-01 with Social Science categories.
Postcolonial Hauntologies is an interdisciplinary and comparative analysis of critical, literary, visual, and performance texts by women from different parts of Africa. While contemporary critical thought and feminist theory have largely integrated the sexual female body into their disciplines, colonial representations of African women’s sexuality “haunt” contemporary postcolonial African scholarship which—by maintaining a culture of avoidance about women’s sexuality—generates a discursive conscription that ultimately holds the female body hostage. Ayo A. Coly employs the concept of “hauntology” and “ghostly matters” to formulate an explicative framework in which to examine postcolonial silences surrounding the African female body as well as a theoretical framework for discerning the elusive and cautious presences of female sexuality in the texts of African women. In illuminating the pervasive silence about the sexual female body in postcolonial African scholarship, Postcolonial Hauntologies challenges hostile responses to critical and artistic voices that suggest the African female body represents sacred ideological-discursive ground on which one treads carefully, if at all. Coly demonstrates how “ghosts” from the colonial past are countered by discursive engagements with explicit representations of women’s sexuality and bodies that emphasize African women’s power and autonomy.
The Post Colonial Condition Of African Literature
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Author : Daniel Gover
language : en
Publisher: Africa World Press
Release Date : 2000
The Post Colonial Condition Of African Literature written by Daniel Gover and has been published by Africa World Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Literary Criticism categories.
A collection of ten articles on African literature selected from papers presented at the 1995 conference of the African Literature Association held in Columbus, Ohio.
Female Characters In Ngugi Wa Thiong O S A Grain Of Wheat And Tsitsi Dangarembga S Nervous Conditions
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Author : Stefanie Dalvai
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2019-03-13
Female Characters In Ngugi Wa Thiong O S A Grain Of Wheat And Tsitsi Dangarembga S Nervous Conditions written by Stefanie Dalvai and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-13 with Literary Collections categories.
Academic Paper from the year 2018 in the subject Literature - Africa, grade: 1, University of Malta (English Culture), course: The Postcolonial Novel 1: African, language: English, abstract: The three questions this paper tries to answer are to what degree the African women in both novels are or are not being dominated, what plays a role in this power-play and whether there is a significant difference between the depiction of women in the two novels, as they are set in two different African regions, Kenya and Zimbabwe. In the first section, the historical background of both plots is outlined, followed by an analysis of selected female characters of both novels. In the last section, conclusions will be drawn comparing both novels, its characters, its authors and the respective history. Men used to, and still do to some extent, dominate the literary sphere in Africa; therefore, the depiction of women was mostly that of a dutiful wife and mother. When this one-sided standard wasn’t met, the rebellious protagonist was shown to ‘suffer the tragic fate of the non-conformist’ , which comprehended dying or being outcasted. It might seem harmless at first, as it is ‘just’ literature, but it is important to consider the influential power it has on people’s perception of the world. For this reason, it became more and more important to analyze the representation of women in books and change it to a more positive picture. As the canon of female African writers started to grow, so did the multiplicity of different depictions of female characters. This change of view was not only to be found in female authors, but in male as well. Both Ngugi wa Thiong'o’s A "Grain of Wheat" and Tsitsi Dangarembga’s "Nervous Conditions" depict different types of women and their dual struggle in finding their own female identity against both patriarchy and the colonizer.
Bodies And Voices
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Author : Anna Rutherford
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 2008
Bodies And Voices written by Anna Rutherford and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
The articles investigate representations in literature, both by the colonizers and colonized. Many deal with the effect the dominant culture had on the self image of native inhabitants. They cover areas on all continents that were colonized by European countries.
Gynocentric Contours Of The Male Imagination A Study Of The Novels Of Chinua Achebe And Ng G Wa Thiong O
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Author : Dr. Amna Shamim
language : en
Publisher: Idea Publishing
Release Date : 2017-03-23
Gynocentric Contours Of The Male Imagination A Study Of The Novels Of Chinua Achebe And Ng G Wa Thiong O written by Dr. Amna Shamim and has been published by Idea Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-23 with categories.
The focus of this book is upon the changing perception of women in African society and their portrayal over different periods in the novels of Chinua Achebe and Ngugi wa Thiong’o; the writers who intriguingly wrote on the constant changing role of African women in Igbo and Gikuyu clans. The book dicusses the image of African women entrapped in double jeopardy in both traditional and modern Africa. There has been a remarkable transformation in the representation of women from the early novels to the later novels of both the writers that has been studied in this book from close quarters. The approach and technique of the novelists in projecting their female characters has also been analyzed. The novels of both the writers marked a sea change in the thinking and perception of Westerners with reference to Africa and its people. This work is devoted to the exploration of the image of women in the East and West African societies through the selected novels of Chinua Achebe and Ngugi wa Thiong’o.
Transgressing Boundaries
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Author : Elizabeth F. Oldfield
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 2013-01-01
Transgressing Boundaries written by Elizabeth F. Oldfield and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Fictions written between 1939 and 2005 by indigenous and white (post)colonial women writers emerging from an African–European cultural experience form the focus of this study. Their voyages into the European diasporic space in Africa are important for conveying how African women’s literature is situated in relation to colonialism. Notwithstanding the centrality of African literature in the new postcolonial literatures in English, the accomplishments of the indigenous writer Grace Ogot have been eclipsed by the critical attention given to her male counterparts, while Elspeth Huxley, Barbara Kimenye, and Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye, who are of Western cultural provenance but adopt an African perspective, are not accommodated by the genre of ‘expatriate literature’. The present study of both indigenous and white (post)colonial women’s narratives that are common to both categories fills this gap. Focused on the representation of gender, identity, culture, and the ‘Other’, the texts selected are set in Kenya and Uganda, and a main concern is with the extent to which they are influenced by setting and intercultural influences. The ‘African’ woman’s creation of textuality is at once the expression of female individualities and a transgression of boundaries. The particular category of fiction for children as written by Kimenye and Macgoye reveals the configuration of a voice and identity for the female ‘Other’ and writer which enables a subversive renegotiation of identity in the face of patriarchal traditions.