Nation-building, propaganda, and literature in Francophone Africa / Dominic Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Dominic Richard David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African literature (French)--History and criticism.

African literature (French).

Nationalism and literature--Africa, French-speaking.

Nationalism and literature.

Politics and literature--Africa, French-speaking.

Politics and literature.

Propaganda--Africa, French-speaking.

Propaganda.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What characterizes the relationship between literature and the state? Should literature serve the needs of the state by constructing national consciousness, espousing state propaganda, and molding good citizens. Or should it be dedicated to a different kind of creative social endeavor? In this important book about literature and the politics of nation-building, Dominic Thomas assesses the contributions of Francophone African writers whose works have played a key role in the recent transition to democracy in the Congo. Exploring the works of Sony Labou Tansi, Henri Lopes, and Emmananuel Do

Contents:

Introduction: engineering history and engineering literature

Official writers: the engineers of the Congolese soul

Sony Labou Tansi: commitment, oppositionality, and resistance

Henri Lopes: collaboration, confession, and testimony

Emmanuel Dongala: history, memory, and reconciliation

National conferences and media decentralization in Francophone Africa.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-254) and index.

ISBN:

0-253-10954-X

0-253-10644-3

1-282-06308-1

9786612063084

OCLC:

56672652