The “Rhetoric of Animality”, Animal Imagery, and Dr. Kamuzu Banda’s Dictatorship in the Poetry of Jack Mapanje
In his poetry the Malawian poet, Jack Mapanje, uses animal imagery to respond to socio-political events in his country, especially during the dictatorial reign of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Malawi’s first president, who ruled that country from independence in 1964 to 1994. Using animal imagery he s...
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| Language: | English |
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Nordic Africa Research Network
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
| Online Access: | https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/176 |