This book examines the complexities of women’s lives in Africa
and the transnational spaces of Europe and North America through
the literary works of key African women writers. Using a
postcolonial analytical framework, the book highlights the
commonalities of African women’s identities and experiences
across national, ethnic, linguistic, and religious boundaries in
Africa and in western settings. It collates the multi-regional
narratives of key African women writers who convey how women’s
lives are shaped by social, economic, and political factors at home
and abroad. It also illustrates the intersection of ethnicity,
class, and gender that flows through all the texts examined. Unlike
existing works that explore African women’s fiction, this book
uncovers the transformation from postcolonial themes of nationhood
to global modalities of post-independence writing through the lens
of gender. The book engages with feminist expression through broad
themes including religion, war and ethnic conflict, women’s
status in society, tradition and modernity and local and global
tensions. A unique approach to literary criticism of Anglophone
African women’s writing, this book will be of interest to
scholars and students in the field of African Literature, African
Studies, Women’s Literature, Postcolonial Literature, Cultural
and Ethnic Studies and Migration and Diaspora Studies.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Studies in African Literature |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| First published: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Rose A. Sackeyfio
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-239538-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-03-239538-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781032395388 |
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