Eastern African literatures : towards an aesthetics of proximity / Russell West-Pavlov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

West-Pavlov, Russell, 1964- editor.

Series:

Oxford studies in postcolonial literatures in English

Oxford studies in postcolonial literatures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East African literature (English)--History and criticism.

East African literature (English).

East African literature--20th century--History and criticism.

East African literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xix, 219 pages : maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

The book offers an overview of Eastern African writing in English since the mid-twentieth century. It shows how proximate modes of literary communication, arising out of residual but vibrant traditions of oral communication, blend with contemporary media to produce hybrid genres of proximity specific to Eastern African literary production.

Contents:

Part I Territories

1 Coast p. 23

2 Land p. 38

3 Cities p. 55

Part 2 Histories

4 Precolonial Histories p. 73

5 Colonial Histories p. 89

6 Postcolonial Histories p. 105

Part 3 Communities

7 Genders p. 125

8 Migratory Identities p. 143

9 Eastern Africa in the Global South p. 158.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198745729

9780198745723

9780198745716

OCLC:

1019613988