African women, literature, language and culture
<p class="p1">This essay will link African women’s writing to culture, including literary culture and the politics of literature. It describes how African women’s literature can act as a mirror, reflecting African cultures to Africans, and how it can serve as a window and a door, rev...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Index Comunicación |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.sfu.ca/indexcomunicacion/index.php/indexcomunicacion/article/view/134 |
| Summary: | <p class="p1">This essay will link African women’s writing to culture, including literary culture and the politics of literature. It describes how African women’s literature can act as a mirror, reflecting African cultures to Africans, and how it can serve as a window and a door, revealing African cultures to those outside of them in whole or in part. It ends with a description of “communal agency,” an example of how scholarly writing can act as a door for both those who are and are not a part of a literature’s culture. </p> |
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| ISSN: | 2444-3239 2174-1859 |