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Scholarly studies on the Igbo have been scanty and fragmented:
Politics and Identity Formation in Southeastern Nigeria: The Igbo
in Perspective fills an obvious gap. This book explores the social,
cultural, economic, political and aesthetic traditions that
distinguish the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria from their neighbors.
It is both multi- and cross-disciplinary in scope, content and
analyses, focusing essentially on experiences and forces that
shaped the Igbo society, Igbo identity formation, and Igbo
socio-cultural, political and aesthetic representations. The themes
interrogated in refreshing fashion with an appreciable level of
originality include the importance of Igbo names in understanding
the people’s social, linguistic, religious, gender, and cultural
identities, spiritual matters, Pentecostalism and their attendant
social, political, and economic consequences for the Igbo, and
textile and fashion museums of Igbo fabrics, attires, designs,
patterns and colors.
Legacies of Passed African Women Writers: Matrix of Creativity and
Power proffers varied perspectives of the invaluable contributions
of ten deceased African writers from all across Africa who have
cleared the path to a vibrant African feminist arena. The dynamics
of change gleaned from both their textual and contextual concerns
unarguably set the pace for contemporary African women writers who
have striven to follow in the footsteps of their literary mothers
as well as their oral foremothers. This book, edited by Helen
Chukwuma and Chioma Carol Opara, shows the collective testament of
ample creativity and power generated by these departed heroes:
Flora Nwapa, Mariama Ba, Grace Ogot, Zulu Sofola, Bessie Head,
Buchi Emecheta, Nawal El Saadawi, Assia Djebar, Yvonne Vera, and
Nadine Gordimer. These chapters revolve around the positive impact
of the celebrated writers on creative writing, theoretical
formulations, and socio-cultural change. The contributors argue
that these corpus of works have illuminated creativity rooted in
power, vision, and freedom.
Chinua Achebe and the Igbo-African World: Between Fiction, Fact,
and Historical Representation explores Chinua Achebe's literary
works and how they communicated the Igbo-African world to readers.
Engaging in the politics of representation, Achebe sought to
demystify deterministic views of race and cultural ethnocentrism.
While his books and commentaries have been very influential in
shaping a unique and multifaceted view of the African world, some
scholars have challenged Achebe's representations of historical
reality. Through in-depth analyses of his writing, contributors
examine the interpretations Achebe imposed on African culture and
history in his texts. The chapters cover Achebe's engagement with
critical issues like historical representation, gender relations,
and indigenous political institutions in a changing society.
Throughout, contributors present new ways for understanding
Achebe's literary works and show how his work draws from African
historical reality and identity while challenging Western
epistemological hegemony.
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