Malawian resistance literature / Dike Okoro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Okoro, Dike, author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost

Series:

African histories and modernities 2634-5781

African Histories and Modernities, 2634-5781

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malawi literature--History and criticism.

Malawi literature.

Malawi literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Malawi poetry (English)--History and criticism.

Malawi poetry (English).

Malawi poetry (English)--20th century--History and criticism.

Resistance (Philosophy) in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 247 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2026.

System Details:

text file PDF

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: National Memory and Myth in the poetry of Frank Chipasula, Stella Chipasula, Edison Mpina, Lupenga Mphande, Steve Chimombo Jack Mapanje and Others

Chapter 3: Tragic Vision and Historical realism: A Discussion of Malawian poetry in Jack Mapanje's Gathering Seaweed: African Prison Writing and other prison narratives by Malawian poets during Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda's reign as president

Chapter 4: Aspects of futurism (Africanfuturism or African futurism) in Malawian speculative fiction

Chapter 5: The Depiction of Motherhood/Mother in Malawian/Southern African literature: A Discussion of Symbols and Metaphors

Chapter 6: Celebrating the heritage that is your own: the importance of myth, symbolism, and African history in the work of British/Malawian artist/writer, Samson Kambalu

Chapter 7: A Brief History of Malawi Literature and Performance Arts and The Gulu Wam Kulu Dance Group (A Conversation between Dike Okoro and Lupenga Mphande)

Chapter 8: Teaching African history through literature: A Discussion context and content in the works of Paul Zeleza, Jack Mapanje, Lupenga Mphande and Others

Chapter 9: Malawian poetry's rich oral tradition: Discussing the poetry of Jack Mapanje, Felix Mnthali, Steve Chimimbo, Frank Chipasula, Zondiwe Mbano and Lupenga Mphande

Chapter 10: Lupenga Mphande: Autobiographical Poet of Thoza, Malawi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 20, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Okoro, Dike Malawian Resistance Literature

Print version :

ISBN:

9783032129604

3032129605

Publisher Number:

90104464394

CIPO000341418

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.