Contemporary African Literature and the Politics of Gender
1st Edition
Taylor and Francis · Print & ebook · August 26, 2016
The influence of colonialism and race on the development of African literature has been the subject of a number of studies.
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- Who it’s for
- Florence Stratton examines gender and African women’s contributions across fiction by women and canonical male authors.
- Genres
- African Lit Crit, Feminist Lit Crit, Women Authors Criticism
- Published
- Taylor and Francis, August 26, 2016
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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.
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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.
Gender in African Fiction
Florence Stratton examines gender and African women’s contributions across fiction by women and canonical male authors.
Come here for
- Chapters on Grace Ogot, Flora Nwapa, Buchi Emecheta, and Mariama Ba
- New readings of Chinua Achebe, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, and Wole Soyinka
Expect
- An outline of an emerging female tradition in African fiction
- A feminist perspective on African literature
Where it sits
| Feminist Lit Crit | 93% |
|---|---|
| African Lit Crit | 72% |
| Women Authors Criticism | 23% |
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Publisher categories
- Literary Criticism
- General Reference
- Authors
- Florence Stratton
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Published
- August 26, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Literary Criticism