Contemporary African literature in English: Global locations, postcolonial identifications
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DOI: 10.1080/17449855.2017.1330321
Abstract: Madhu Krishnan’s book makes an important methodological intervention into the field of African literary criticism. Starting from the observation that “a certain fossilization of scholarship” (13) h... read more here.
Keywords: african literature; global locations; contemporary african; english global ... See more keywords
East African Literature and the Gandasation of Metropolitan Language – Reading from Jennifer Makumbi’s Kintu
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DOI: 10.17159/tl.v58i1.8272
Abstract: African literature has its roots in the continent’s oral traditions, while its written mode started as an offshoot of European colonialism. The literature is characterised by paradoxes, one of which is linguistic dissonance. The linguistic… read more here.
Keywords: african literature; literature; language; jennifer makumbi ... See more keywords
Beyond Storytelling: Conceptualizing Economic Principles in Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah
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DOI: 10.2979/reseafrilite.52.2.07
Abstract: ABSTRACT:Economic principles about Africa have ignored the contributions of African literature. For scholars in the social sciences, African literature has no business in economic theorizing. The role of African writers, many think, is simply to… read more here.
Keywords: chimamanda adichie; economic principles; african literature; beyond storytelling ... See more keywords
Human–Computer Interaction-Oriented African Literature and African Philosophy Appreciation
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.808414
Abstract: African literature has played a major role in changing and shaping perceptions about African people and their way of life for the longest time. Unlike western cultures that are associated with advanced forms of writing,… read more here.
Keywords: african literature; african philosophy; interaction; human computer ... See more keywords