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Africa writing Europe [[electronic resource] ] : opposition, juxtaposition, entanglement / / edited by Maria Olaussen and Christina Angelfors
| Africa writing Europe [[electronic resource] ] : opposition, juxtaposition, entanglement / / edited by Maria Olaussen and Christina Angelfors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.8896 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
OlaussenMaria
AngelforsChristina |
| Collana | Cross/cultures |
| Soggetto topico | African literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-50513-0
9786612505133 90-420-2927-7 1-4416-2544-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- “On these premises I am the government”: Njabulo Ndebele’s The Cry of Winnie Mandela and the Reconstructions of Gender and Nation / Dorothy Driver -- “A deeper silence”: Dan Jacobson’s Lithuania / Geoffrey V. Davis -- “A language to fit Africa”: ‘Africanness’ and ‘Europeanness’ in the South African Imagination / Gabeba Baderoon -- Morountodun by Femi Osofisan: Marxism, Feminism, and an African Dramatist’s Engagement with an Indigenous Heroic Narrative / Wumi Raji -- Europe Discarded: Ken Bugul and the Twenty-Eighth Wife of a Marabout / Jarmo Pikkujämsä -- “France, effaced but venerated”: Marie Cardinal’s Au pays de mes racines / Ann–Sofie Persson -- From Heterotopia to Home: The University and the Politics of Postcoloniality in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North and Leila Aboulela’s The Translator / Alexandra W. Schultheis -- Refusing to Speak as a Victim: Agency and the arrivant in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Novel By the Sea / Maria Olaussen -- Refugee(s) Writing: Displacement in Contemporary Narratives of Forced Migration / Jopi Nyman -- Notes on Contributors and Editors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455092603321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa writing Europe [[electronic resource] ] : opposition, juxtaposition, entanglement / / edited by Maria Olaussen and Christina Angelfors
| Africa writing Europe [[electronic resource] ] : opposition, juxtaposition, entanglement / / edited by Maria Olaussen and Christina Angelfors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.8896 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
OlaussenMaria
AngelforsChristina |
| Collana | Cross/cultures |
| Soggetto topico | African literature |
| ISBN |
1-282-50513-0
9786612505133 90-420-2927-7 1-4416-2544-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- “On these premises I am the government”: Njabulo Ndebele’s The Cry of Winnie Mandela and the Reconstructions of Gender and Nation / Dorothy Driver -- “A deeper silence”: Dan Jacobson’s Lithuania / Geoffrey V. Davis -- “A language to fit Africa”: ‘Africanness’ and ‘Europeanness’ in the South African Imagination / Gabeba Baderoon -- Morountodun by Femi Osofisan: Marxism, Feminism, and an African Dramatist’s Engagement with an Indigenous Heroic Narrative / Wumi Raji -- Europe Discarded: Ken Bugul and the Twenty-Eighth Wife of a Marabout / Jarmo Pikkujämsä -- “France, effaced but venerated”: Marie Cardinal’s Au pays de mes racines / Ann–Sofie Persson -- From Heterotopia to Home: The University and the Politics of Postcoloniality in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North and Leila Aboulela’s The Translator / Alexandra W. Schultheis -- Refusing to Speak as a Victim: Agency and the arrivant in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Novel By the Sea / Maria Olaussen -- Refugee(s) Writing: Displacement in Contemporary Narratives of Forced Migration / Jopi Nyman -- Notes on Contributors and Editors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778444503321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa's Narrative Geographies [[electronic resource] ] : Charting the Intersections of Geocriticism and Postcolonial Studies / / by D. Crowley
| Africa's Narrative Geographies [[electronic resource] ] : Charting the Intersections of Geocriticism and Postcolonial Studies / / by D. Crowley |
| Autore | Crowley D |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 192 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809/.8996 |
| Collana | Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Literature, Modern—20th century
Literature African literature Fiction Literature—History and criticism Literature—Philosophy Twentieth-Century Literature Postcolonial/World Literature African Literature Literary History Literary Theory |
| ISBN | 1-137-51899-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction. Charting a path for geocriticism -- My Black land : Senghor's construction of Africa -- Place and scale in Ngugi's universal garden -- Imagining the global village : Bessie Head's narratives of migration and boundaries -- Cosmopolitan Somalia : place and identity in Farah's Maps and Links -- Half slum, half paradise : Abani's global cities -- Conclusion. The landscape of geocritical inquiry : finding common ground for geocriticism and ecocriticism. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798123203321 |
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| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa's Narrative Geographies : Charting the Intersections of Geocriticism and Postcolonial Studies / / by D. Crowley
| Africa's Narrative Geographies : Charting the Intersections of Geocriticism and Postcolonial Studies / / by D. Crowley |
| Autore | Crowley D |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 192 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809/.8996 |
| Collana | Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Literature, Modern - 20th century
Literature African literature Fiction Literature - History and criticism Literature - Philosophy Twentieth-Century Literature World Literature African Literature Fiction Literature Literary History Literary Theory |
| ISBN |
9781137518996
1137518995 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction. Charting a path for geocriticism -- My Black land : Senghor's construction of Africa -- Place and scale in Ngugi's universal garden -- Imagining the global village : Bessie Head's narratives of migration and boundaries -- Cosmopolitan Somalia : place and identity in Farah's Maps and Links -- Half slum, half paradise : Abani's global cities -- Conclusion. The landscape of geocritical inquiry : finding common ground for geocriticism and ecocriticism. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910957359703321 |
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| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African Battle Traditions of Insult : Verbal Arts, Song-Poetry, and Performance / / edited by Tanure Ojaide
| African Battle Traditions of Insult : Verbal Arts, Song-Poetry, and Performance / / edited by Tanure Ojaide |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (323 pages) |
| Disciplina | 809.10096 |
| Collana | African Histories and Modernities |
| Soggetto topico |
African literature
Ethnology - Africa Culture Poetry Theater African Literature African Culture Poetry and Poetics Global and International Theatre and Performance |
| ISBN |
9783031156175
9783031156168 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: African Battle Traditions of Insult: Verbal Arts, Song-Poetry, and Performance—Tanure Ojaide -- Part I: African Origins -- 2. Battle by All Means: UrhoboUdje Song-Poetry and Performance—Tanure Ojaide -- 3. Halo: Music Text, Songs and Dance Performances in Ewe Folklore and Tradition—Honore Missihoun -- 4. Autobiographical Verbal Duels in Yoruba Polygamous Households—Adetayo Alabi -- 5. Shairiand Malumbano: The Tradition of Verbal Warfare in Swahili Literature—Mwenda Mbatiah -- 6. The Moral Authority of Battle Songs from Zimbabwe’s Shona Cultures: Context, Performance, and Audience of an Indigenous Knowledge System—Beauty Vambe -- Part II: Diaspora Manifestations -- 7. African-American Dozens—Michele Randolph and Maliek Lewis -- 8. Greek Letter Organization Step Show—Debra Smith -- 9. Battle Rap: An Exploration of Competitive Rhyming in Hip Hop —Matthew Oware -- 10. Fighting Words: Songs of Conflict,Censure, and Cussout in Trinidad and Tobago Carnival—Funso Aiyejina -- 11. “Oral Tradition and Cultures in Dialogue: OndjangoAngolano and Jongo da Serrinha”— Tonia Leigh Wind -- 12. “Stanzas and Sticks: Poetic and Physical Challenges in the Afro-Brazilian Culture of the Paraiba Valley, Rio de Janeiro”—Matthias RohrigAssuncao -- Part III: New Transformations -- 13. The Origin, Nature, Function, and Significance of Yabis—Enajite Eseoghene Ojaruega. 14. Epistemic Recuperation and Contemporary Reconfiguration of the Verbal Battle Tradition in the Poetry of Kofi Anyidoho and Tanure Ojaide—Mathias IroroOrhero -- 15. Battle Songs as UtaneMiseve: Contestations over Political Power in Post 2017 Military Coup in Zimbabwe—Maurice TaonezviVambe -- 16. The source and nature of Bragging in Bongo fleva in Tanzania—Dunlop Ochieng. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910720067603321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African cultures and literatures [[electronic resource] ] : a miscellany / / edited by Gordon Collier
| African cultures and literatures [[electronic resource] ] : a miscellany / / edited by Gordon Collier |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, : Rodopi, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (536 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.488 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | CollierGordon |
| Collana | Matatu : journal for African culture and society |
| Soggetto topico | African literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 94-012-0915-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462892903321 |
| Amsterdam, : Rodopi, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African cultures and literatures [[electronic resource] ] : a miscellany / / edited by Gordon Collier
| African cultures and literatures [[electronic resource] ] : a miscellany / / edited by Gordon Collier |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, : Rodopi, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (536 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.488 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | CollierGordon |
| Collana | Matatu : journal for African culture and society |
| Soggetto topico | African literature |
| ISBN | 94-012-0915-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Literature: General -- Literature: Individual authors -- Creative writing -- African societies and cultural expression -- Reviews. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786974003321 |
| Amsterdam, : Rodopi, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African journal of literature and humanities
| African journal of literature and humanities |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Côte d'Ivoire] : , : Université Felix Houphouet Boigny |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Humanities - Africa
African literature |
| ISSN | 2706-7408 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | AFJOLIH |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910768489403321 |
| [Côte d'Ivoire] : , : Université Felix Houphouet Boigny | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African Languages and Literatures in the 21st Century / / edited by Esther Mukewa Lisanza, Leonard Muaka
| African Languages and Literatures in the 21st Century / / edited by Esther Mukewa Lisanza, Leonard Muaka |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Disciplina |
496
306.44096 |
| Soggetto topico |
African languages
African literature Ethnology - Africa Culture Multilingualism Learning, Psychology of Language policy African Languages African Literature African Culture Instructional Psychology Language Policy and Planning |
| ISBN |
9783030234799
3030234797 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction (Esther Mukewa Lisanza and Leonard Muaka) -- SECTION 1: Language and Education -- Chapter 2: 21st Century North Africa: Nationalism, Globalization and the Struggle for Tamazight Language (Ali Alalou) -- Chapter 3: Appropriation of Orature for Pedagogy by Early Yorùbá Christians (Damola Adesina and Sola Olorunyomi) -- Chapter 4: Swahili Learning in the United States: What Does it Mean? (Esther Mukewa Lisanza) -- Chapter 5: Learning that Brings Joy in an African Language Class: The Power of Reflection and Service Learning (Dainess Maganda) -- Chapter 6: Linguistic Commodification and Africa's Linguistic Identities: Creating a Nexus! (Leonard Muaka) -- SECTION 2: Language and Literatures -- Chapter 7: Voicing the Silenced Through African Tongues: An Examination of Moolaadé and Tumaini (Rose Sau Lugano) -- Chapter 8: Racism and Identity crisis of a Muslim immigrant in Ahmed's Mhanga Nafsi Yangu (Mohamed Mwamzandi) -- Chapter 9: An Examination of Okot P' Bitek's Song of Lawino as a Mega Metaphor for the African Indigenous Languages (Martha Michieka) -- Chapter 10: Black-Islamic Feminism in 21st Century Senegalese Women's Pop Songs (Samba Camara) -- Chapter 11: Conclusion (Leonard Muaka and Esther Mukewa Lisanza). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910370042903321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African literature and the future / / edited by Gbemisola Adeoti
| African literature and the future / / edited by Gbemisola Adeoti |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dakar : , : CODESRIA, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (114 p.) |
| Collana |
Africa and the challenges of the twenty-first century
Codesria book series |
| Soggetto topico | African literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 2-86978-672-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; About the Contributors; Introduction. Present Tension in Future Tenses: Re-writing Africa into the Twenty-first Century; 1. Orality, Modernity and African Development: Myth as Dialogue of Civilisations; Introduction; Myth-Orality Nexus and the 'Other' Modernity; Myth, Modernity and the Development Question in Africa; Africa, Myth and the Dialogue of Civilisations Narrative; Re-Reading Myth as Text; Conclusion; References; 2. Requiem for Absolutism: Soyinka and the Re-visioning of Governance in Twenty-first Century Africa; Introduction
Soyinka and the Absolute State The Beatification of Area Boy; King Baabu; Concluding Remarks; Notes; References; 3. A Critical Discourse Evaluation of Decolonisation and Democratisation: Issues in Africa as Exemplified in Soyinka's Non-fictional Texts; Introduction; Theory and Methods of Post-colonialism; The Non-fictional Writings of Soyinka; Lexical Indexicalisation of Political Actors; Conclusion; References; 4. Power, Artistic Agency and Poetic Discourse: Poetry as Cultural Critique in Africa; Introduction; Literary Trajectory; Nation, Power and Dissidence Exile and Dispersal: Post-Nation Anxiety Conclusion; Notes; References; 5. African Literature and the Anxiety of Being in the Twenty-first Century; Introduction; Conceptualising African Literature; African Literature in the Twenty-first Century; Towards the Future; Conclusion; References; 6. A Critical Analysis of Prophetic Myths in the Selected Fiction of Ben Okri; Introduction; Journey as Archetypal Motif; In Search of the Future: Mythical Paradigms as Prophecy in In Arcadia; Unorthodox Archetypes as Predictive Myth; Unorthodox Archetypal Statements; Unorthodox Archetypal Sights; Conclusion ReferencesBack cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460360803321 |
| Dakar : , : CODESRIA, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, , [2015] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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