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Visions of Womanhood in Contemporary African Literature
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2021
Summary
Through an analysis of historical and contemporary literature, Visions of Womanhood in Contemporary African Literature argues that African women were not relegated to the background in African society until after colonization. Blessing Diala-Ogamba analyzes the history of women’s roles in African society through oral stories and biographies to show how colonialization worked to oppress women in Africa and explores the ways contemporary African literature confronts and works to overcome its colonial past. Using works by authors such as Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo, Lilian Masitera, Nawal El Sadaawi, Lauretta Ncgobo, Sembene Ousmane, and many others, Diala-Ogamba reveals the consistent progression of women and their roles in African novels and society.
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Edition
1/2021
Copyright Year
2021
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-4438-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-4439-8
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
166
Product Type
Monograph
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Foreword No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
Oral Tradition in African Novels No access
Technique and Form in Lilian Masitera’s The Trail No access
Social Change and Women’s Struggle in Zukiswa Wanner’s The Madams No access
Hypocrisy and Patriarchal Abuse of Power in El Saadawi’s God Dies by the Nile and The Fall of the Imam No access
From Oppression to Liberation No access
Race, Colonialism, and Resistance No access
The Formidable Emancipator in Meja Mwangi’s Crossroads: The Last Plague No access
Behind the Veil No access
Perception of Womanhood in Flora Nwapa’s Novels No access
Resistance and Activism in Sembene Ousmane’s God’s Bits of Wood No access
Gender, Ethnicity, and Sexuality in Nigerian Movies No access
