Matria in Contemporary Somali Literature in Italian: Mapping Articulations of Female Solidarity and Resistance

This article discusses Matria as a concept for mapping and interpreting the forms of solidarity between women in texts by contemporary postcolonial Somali writers in Italian. The article analyses the recurrent presence of pairs of female characters, whose reciprocal support creates a gendered and i...

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Main Author: Laura Lori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2022-06-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
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Online Access:https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/863