The pull of postcolonial nationhood : gender and migration in francophone African literatures / Ayo A. Coly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coly, Ayo A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African literature (French)--History and criticism.

African literature (French).

Sex role in literature.

Immigrants in literature.

Ken Bugul--Criticism and interpretation.

Ken Bugul.

Beyala, Calixthe--Criticism and interpretation.

Beyala, Calixthe.

Diome, Fatou, 1968---Criticism and interpretation.

Diome, Fatou.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, [Md.] : Lexington Books, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gender, Migration, and the Claims of Postcolonial Nationhood in Francophone Africa examines three major migrant women writers from Francophone Africa: Ken Bugul, Calixthe Beyala, and Fatou Diome. Coly studies what home means in the context of migration and how gender shapes the meaning of home. This is the first study to bring together migrant women from Francophone Africa. This is also the first study to offer a feminist critique of postnationalist discourses of home, specifically the application of postnationalism to the postcolonial context.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I; Chap01; Chap02; Part II; Chap03; Chap04; Chap05; Part III; Chap06; Chap07; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-30430-2

1-282-71321-3

9786612713217

0-7391-4513-4

OCLC:

700699423