African women under fire : literary discourses in war and conflict / / edited by Pauline Ada Uwakweh |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 pages) |
Disciplina | 303.6082 |
Soggetto topico | Women and war - Africa |
ISBN | 1-4985-2919-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Female, victim, agent: African women in war and conflict. Introduction: exploring African women and the war experience: a critical update / by Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- At the center, taking charge: disruptive discourse and female agency in Buchi Emecheta's Destination Biafra and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies Half of a yellow sun / by Jessie Sagawa -- An attempt at inclusion: reading the war theme in black Zimbabwean women texts / by Tendai Mangena -- The female body as locus for national trauma in the fiction of Yvonne Vera / by Melissa R. Root -- Fanta Nacro's Night of truth: the journey to the end of the night / by P. Julie Papaioannou -- Resilient strategies and reconstruction in Leonora Miano's literary writing / by Paul N. Touré -- Trauma, reintegration, healing: transcending the aftermath of wars and conflicts. Memoir versus fiction: narrating trauma in Girl soldier: a story of hope for Northern Uganda's children and thirty girls / by Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- "I just wanted to forget it all. but it was impossible:" Umutesi and the politics of testimony in surviving the slaughter: the ordeal of a Rwandan refugee in Zaire / by Emilie Diouf -- Victims' narratives versus perpetrators testimonies: understanding violence against women in armed conflicts in Africa / by Moussa Issifou -- Testimony as text: "performative vulnerability" and the limits of legalistic approaches to refugee protection / by Nanjala Nyabola. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792744503321 |
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017 | ||
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African women under fire : literary discourses in war and conflict / / edited by Pauline Ada Uwakweh |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 pages) |
Disciplina | 303.6082 |
Soggetto topico | Women and war - Africa |
ISBN | 1-4985-2919-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Female, victim, agent: African women in war and conflict. Introduction: exploring African women and the war experience: a critical update / by Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- At the center, taking charge: disruptive discourse and female agency in Buchi Emecheta's Destination Biafra and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies Half of a yellow sun / by Jessie Sagawa -- An attempt at inclusion: reading the war theme in black Zimbabwean women texts / by Tendai Mangena -- The female body as locus for national trauma in the fiction of Yvonne Vera / by Melissa R. Root -- Fanta Nacro's Night of truth: the journey to the end of the night / by P. Julie Papaioannou -- Resilient strategies and reconstruction in Leonora Miano's literary writing / by Paul N. Touré -- Trauma, reintegration, healing: transcending the aftermath of wars and conflicts. Memoir versus fiction: narrating trauma in Girl soldier: a story of hope for Northern Uganda's children and thirty girls / by Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- "I just wanted to forget it all. but it was impossible:" Umutesi and the politics of testimony in surviving the slaughter: the ordeal of a Rwandan refugee in Zaire / by Emilie Diouf -- Victims' narratives versus perpetrators testimonies: understanding violence against women in armed conflicts in Africa / by Moussa Issifou -- Testimony as text: "performative vulnerability" and the limits of legalistic approaches to refugee protection / by Nanjala Nyabola. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811412503321 |
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017 | ||
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Engaging the diaspora : migration and African families / / edited by Pauline Ada Uwakweh, Jerono P. Rotich, and Comfort O. Okpala |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.626 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
UwakwehPauline Ada
RotichJerono P OkpalaComfort O |
Collana | The Africana Experience and Critical Leadership Studies |
Soggetto topico |
African diaspora
Africans - United States - Social conditions Africans - Europe - Social conditions Immigrants - Social conditions Immigrant families - Social conditions |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4985-1548-7
0-7391-7974-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453623003321 |
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 | ||
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Engaging the diaspora : migration and African families / / edited by Pauline Ada Uwakweh, Jerono P. Rotich, and Comfort O. Okpala |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.626 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
UwakwehPauline Ada
RotichJerono P OkpalaComfort O |
Collana | The Africana Experience and Critical Leadership Studies |
Soggetto topico |
African diaspora
Africans - United States - Social conditions Africans - Europe - Social conditions Immigrants - Social conditions Immigrant families - Social conditions |
ISBN |
1-4985-1548-7
0-7391-7974-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The African immigrant family in the diaspora : intersecting forces. Introduction : (re)configuring African migration since the last years : issues, concepts, and contexts / Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- Negotiating marriage and motherhood : a critical perspective on the immigration narratives of Buchi Emecheta and Chimamanda Adichie / Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- Who is the parent and who is the kid? : the changing face of parenting for African parents in the diaspora / Ifeyinwa Mbakogu -- Migrant African children remembering war : memoirs and stereotypes / Joya Uraizee -- The Algerian diaspora in the United States : dynamics of language : "hdar bil-arbiya! ma' tqulsh pen! qu'l stylo!!" (speak in Arabic! don't say pen! say stylo!!) / Khadidja Arfi -- Physical activity and recreation lifestyle in transition : a study of African immigrant and refugee youth / Jerono P. Rotich. Adapting the diaspora : perspectives on African immigrant employment and spirituality. A phenomenological study of African-born professors in higher education : a focus on historically black colleges and universities / Comfort O. Okpala and Amon O. Okpala -- "Diamonds on the soles of their shoes" : experiences of African-born educators in U.S. predominantly-white colleges / Shirley Mthethwa-Sommers -- The golden ticket : adjustment of African diversity visa lottery winners in America / Michael Kremer -- The role of cultural associations : national and ethnic in Africa and diaspora / Iheanyi N. Osondu -- Fusing faith and place : an examination of localized civic engagement in African immigrant churches / Amy Duffuor. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790812403321 |
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Engaging the diaspora : migration and African families / / edited by Pauline Ada Uwakweh, Jerono P. Rotich, and Comfort O. Okpala |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.626 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
UwakwehPauline Ada
RotichJerono P OkpalaComfort O |
Collana | The Africana Experience and Critical Leadership Studies |
Soggetto topico |
African diaspora
Africans - United States - Social conditions Africans - Europe - Social conditions Immigrants - Social conditions Immigrant families - Social conditions |
ISBN |
1-4985-1548-7
0-7391-7974-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The African immigrant family in the diaspora : intersecting forces. Introduction : (re)configuring African migration since the last years : issues, concepts, and contexts / Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- Negotiating marriage and motherhood : a critical perspective on the immigration narratives of Buchi Emecheta and Chimamanda Adichie / Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- Who is the parent and who is the kid? : the changing face of parenting for African parents in the diaspora / Ifeyinwa Mbakogu -- Migrant African children remembering war : memoirs and stereotypes / Joya Uraizee -- The Algerian diaspora in the United States : dynamics of language : "hdar bil-arbiya! ma' tqulsh pen! qu'l stylo!!" (speak in Arabic! don't say pen! say stylo!!) / Khadidja Arfi -- Physical activity and recreation lifestyle in transition : a study of African immigrant and refugee youth / Jerono P. Rotich. Adapting the diaspora : perspectives on African immigrant employment and spirituality. A phenomenological study of African-born professors in higher education : a focus on historically black colleges and universities / Comfort O. Okpala and Amon O. Okpala -- "Diamonds on the soles of their shoes" : experiences of African-born educators in U.S. predominantly-white colleges / Shirley Mthethwa-Sommers -- The golden ticket : adjustment of African diversity visa lottery winners in America / Michael Kremer -- The role of cultural associations : national and ethnic in Africa and diaspora / Iheanyi N. Osondu -- Fusing faith and place : an examination of localized civic engagement in African immigrant churches / Amy Duffuor. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818612903321 |
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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