Nation-building, propaganda, and literature in Francophone Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Dominic Thomas

• Autore: Thomas Dominic Richard David
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (294 p.)
• Disciplina: 809.896; 840.9/358/096
• Soggetto topico: African literature (French) - History and criticism; Nationalism and literature - Africa, French-speaking; Politics and literature - Africa, French-speaking; Propaganda - Africa, French-speaking
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-254) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: engineering history and engineering literature -- Official writers: the engineers of the Congolese soul -- Sony Labou Tansi: commitment, oppositionality, and resistance -- Henri Lopes: collaboration, confession, and testimony -- Emmanuel Dongala: history, memory, and reconciliation -- National conferences and media decentralization in Francophone Africa.
• Sommario/riassunto: What characterizes the relationship between literature and the state? Should literature serve the needs of the state by constructing national consciousness, espousing state propaganda, and molding good citizens. Or should it be dedicated to a different kind of creative social endeavor? In this important book about literature and the politics of nation-building, Dominic Thomas assesses the contributions of Francophone African writers whose works have played a key role in the recent transition to democracy in the Congo. Exploring the works of Sony Labou Tansi, Henri Lopes, and Emmananuel Do
• Titolo autorizzato: Nation-building, propaganda, and literature in Francophone Africa
• ISBN: 0-253-10954-X; 0-253-10644-3; 1-282-06308-1; 9786612063084
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827667703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II