Dissidence, Gender, and Psychosocial Tempers in Contemporary Nigerian Poetry

This collection brings contemporary Nigerian poetry into focus, bridging the gap between celebrated masters like Wole Soyinka and Christopher Okigbo and the dynamic voices emerging in the 21st century. It features fifteen essays, offering fresh perspectives on the intersection of poetry and political dissidence, responses to terrorism, the poetics of trauma and healing, questions of national identity, and peace-building through poetic expression.

A propos de l'auteur

Bartholomew Chizoba Akpah, Tubman University, Harper, Liberia; Thomas-Michael Emeka Chukwumezie, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.

Résumé

This collection brings contemporary Nigerian poetry into focus, bridging the gap between celebrated masters like Wole Soyinka and Christopher Okigbo and the dynamic voices emerging in the 21st century. It features fifteen essays, offering fresh perspectives on the intersection of poetry and political dissidence, responses to terrorism, the poetics of trauma and healing, questions of national identity, and peace-building through poetic expression.

Détails du produit

• Collaboration: Bartholomew Chizoba Akpah (Editeur), Thomas-Michael Emeka Chukwumezie (Editeur)
• Edition: De Gruyter
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 13.02.2026
• EAN: 9783111678863
• ISBN: 978-3-11-167886-3
• Pages: 250
• Poids: 500 g
• Thème: Perspectives on Regional and National Literatures
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; Gegenwartsliteratur, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General, Kanonisierung, Contemporary Literature, post-colonial studies, Postkoloniale Studien, Canon formation, African Literary Criticism, Afrikanische Literaturkritik