“Sit Like a Woman!”: Posture, Position, and Power in Things Fall Apart
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DOI: 10.2979/reseafrilite.52.2.09
Abstract: ABSTRACT:The essay focuses on the well-known scene in which Okonkwo peremptorily orders his daughter Ezinma to sit in accordance with the culturally mediated dictate for girls and women. It analyzes the significance of sitting as… read more here.
Keywords: sit like; like woman; posture position; woman posture ... See more keywords