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The Swahili Novels of Tanzanian Women - Agency, Tradition, and Change

English · Hardback

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This book provides an analysis of female Swahili novelists from a feminist perspective, highlighting their contributions to the Swahili literary tradition. Grounded throughout in the historical and socio-political contexts of the authors it discusses, it will be an important read for researchers of African literature and women's studies.


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Introduction Part One: Contexts 1. Methodological framework 2. Literary outline Part Two: Texts and their analyses 3. 'Don't Forget Me': women's writing in the 1960s 4. Visions of women's emancipation in the Ujamaa literature 5. The last decades of the 20th century 6. Feminist discourses in 21st-century novels Conclusion


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Izabela Romäczuk completed her PhD at the Department of African Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland. She works as an assistant professor in the Department of African Languages and Cultures at the University of Warsaw. In her research and teaching work she deals with various aspects of contemporary African literature, particularly Kiswahili literature, emphasizing gender dynamics and identity representation. At the University of Warsaw's Department of African Languages and Cultures, she also teaches about feminist theories in Africa.


Summary

This book provides an analysis of female Swahili novelists from a feminist perspective, highlighting their contributions to the Swahili literary tradition. Grounded throughout in the historical and socio-political contexts of the authors it discusses, it will be an important read for researchers of African literature and women’s studies.

Product details

Authors Izabela Romańczuk
Publisher Taylor and Francis
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 11.09.2024
 
EAN 9781032835471
ISBN 978-1-03-283547-1
No. of pages 160
Weight 453 g
Series Routledge Studies in African Literature
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography
Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries

Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Sociology: customs & traditions, Tanzania, LITERARY CRITICISM / African, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Women, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Colonialism & imperialism, Regional Studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Gender studies: women, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Gender studies: women and girls, Regional Geography, kiSwahili (Swahili), Literary studies: postcolonial literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies

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