African literature and US empire : postcolonial optimism in Nigerian and South African writing / Katherine Hallemeier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hallemeier, Katherine, 1982- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African literature (English)--20th century--History and criticism.

African literature (English).

African literature--21st century--History and criticism.

African literature.

Postcolonialism in literature.

Nationalism and literature--Africa.

Nationalism and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 199 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Postcolonialism has long been associated with post-nationalism. Yet, the persistence of nation-oriented literatures from within the African postcolony and its diasporas registers how dreams of national becoming endure. In this study, Hallemeier brings together African literary studies, affect studies and US empire studies, to challenge chronologies that chart a growing disillusionment with the postcolonial nation and national development across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Postcolonial Optimism

Part I Nigerian Literature and Pan-African Optimism

Part II Compounding Optimism in South African Fiction

Notes

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 23, 2026).

ISBN:

9781399516181