The Writing of East and Central Africa
Author | : G. D. Killam |
Publisher | : East African Publishers |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780435916718 |
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Author | : G. D. Killam |
Publisher | : East African Publishers |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780435916718 |
Author | : Mpalive-Hangson Msiska |
Publisher | : Addison-Wesley Longman |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
Fourteen interdisciplinary essays probing themes presented by writings from and about Africa. The contributing scholars touch on studies of the African Diaspora, particularly in Britain and the Caribbean, exploring the relationship between writing and discourses of empire, decolonization, post-coloniality and gender within the framework of North African, West African, and East and Central African popular writing and oral traditions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Basil Davidson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Historical study of social change and cultural change in Africa South of Sahara, with particular reference to East Africa and Central Africa - refers to the period prior to the 20th century, and covers geographical aspects, political aspects, tribal peoples, demographic aspects and cultural factors, leadership, tradition, migrations, religion, languages, family and social structures, the role of European countries, etc. Bibliography pp. 325 to 327 and maps.
Author | : Josef J. Schmied |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : African literature (English) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Luise White |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2023-04-28 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0520922298 |
During the colonial period, Africans told each other terrifying rumors that Africans who worked for white colonists captured unwary residents and took their blood. In colonial Tanganyika, for example, Africans were said to be captured by these agents of colonialism and hung upside down, their throats cut so their blood drained into huge buckets. In Kampala, the police were said to abduct Africans and keep them in pits, where their blood was sucked. Luise White presents and interprets vampire stories from East and Central Africa as a way of understanding the world as the storytellers did. Using gossip and rumor as historical sources in their own right, she assesses the place of such evidence, oral and written, in historical reconstruction. White conducted more than 130 interviews for this book and did research in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia. In addition to presenting powerful, vivid stories that Africans told to describe colonial power, the book presents an original epistemological inquiry into the nature of historical truth and memory, and into their relationship to the writing of history.
Author | : Mark Hawkins-Dady |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 1024 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1135314179 |
Reader's Guide Literature in English provides expert guidance to, and critical analysis of, the vast number of books available within the subject of English literature, from Anglo-Saxon times to the current American, British and Commonwealth scene. It is designed to help students, teachers and librarians choose the most appropriate books for research and study.
Author | : Robert M. Maxon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
"East Africa: An Introductory History documents the transformation of East Africa from the Stone Age to the first decade of the twenty-first century. The book is ideal for any reader interested in unraveling the intricate history of East Africa, and especially for students coming to the study of this region for the first time."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Mpalive-Hangson Msiska |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 421 |
Release | : 2017-07-28 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1315505150 |
This volume reflects one of the new areas of English Studies as it broadens to take in non-western literatures, and places more emphasis on the contexts and broader notions of `writing'. In discussing writing from and about Africa, this collection touches on studies in black writing, colonialism and imperialism and cultural development in the third world. It begins by providing a historical introduction to the main regional traditions, and then builds on this to discuss major issues, such as oral tradition, the significance of `literature' as a western import, representations of Africa in western writing, African writing against colonialism and its themes and politics in a post-colonial world, popular writing and the representation of women.
Author | : Olakunle George |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2021-03-22 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1119058171 |
Rediscover the diversity of modern African literatures with this authoritative resource edited by a leader in the field How have African literatures unfolded in their rich diversity in our modern era of decolonization, nationalisms, and extensive transnational movement of peoples? How have African writers engaged urgent questions regarding race, nation, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality? And how do African literary genres interrelate with traditional oral forms or audio-visual and digital media? A Companion to African Literatures addresses these issues and many more. Consisting of essays by distinguished scholars and emerging leaders in the field, this book offers rigorous, deeply engaging discussions of African literatures on the continent and in diaspora. It covers the four main geographical regions (East and Central Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa), presenting ample material to learn from and think with. A Companion To African Literatures is divided into five parts. The first four cover different regions of the continent, while the fifth part considers conceptual issues and newer directions of inquiry. Chapters focus on literatures in European languages officially used in Africa -- English, French, and Portuguese -- as well as homegrown African languages: Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Swahili, and Yoruba. With its lineup of lucid and authoritative analyses, readers will find in A Companion to African Literatures a distinctive, rewarding academic resource. Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students in literary studies programs with an African focus, A Companion to African Literatures will also earn a place in the libraries of teachers, researchers, and professors who wish to strengthen their background in the study of African literatures.
Author | : Adrian Roscoe |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1977-06-30 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780521290890 |
First published in 1977, this is an eminently readable introduction to contemporary literature in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. The author examines work in verse, prose and drama, and discusses vernacular language problems, the role of oral literature and tradition and the varied responses to the struggle for freedom and its achievement. He argues that African literature is achieving its own inner dynamic, revealing a rapid spread of influences from one side of the continent to the other and a decrease in influences from the Western world. Part of his argument is based on a discussion of authors not yet known outside East and Central Africa, but whose works shows signs of great promise and originality. Dr Roscoe has close personal knowledge of many of the authors he discusses, as he has worked in East and Central African universities throughout the period of the literary awakening he discusses.